to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
special; particular; peculiar; unique
distortion; falsification; perversion
great many; ever so many; any number; as few or as many (as you like); whether large or small
another dimension; different level; whole other level
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
heredity; (genetic) inheritance
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
votive objects for a home shrine; ritual article
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
in this manner; in this way; like this
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
borrowing something without returning it; mooching; welching
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
with a clang or a clink; tinkle
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
to speak; to say; to vocalize
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
writing; composition; essay; sentence
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out
cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing