soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
all; the whole; on the whole; all in all; generally
(one's) master; Lord; the main thing; the majority
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
inscription; epitaph; (manufacturer's) engraved signature; motto; maxim
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
putting into operation; invocation
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to mix; to blend; to combine
to carve into; to cut into; to engrave into; to inscribe
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
for example; for instance; e.g.
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
difficult to ...; hard to ...
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy
even more; still more; further
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
one-by-one; separately; in detail
in person; personally; (do) oneself
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
by means of; due to; because of; according to
improvised; impromptu; extemporaneous; off-the-cuff; ad-lib
to escape from; to get out
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt