feel (of a material); texture
to join together; to combine; to join up
to bring; to take; to bring about
to attempt; to test; to try out
ancestor; forefather; foremother
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
thickness; profundity; depth
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
to make efforts; to take pains; to break a bone
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
drop (e.g. of water); drip
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
to gather strength; to take heart
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
(giving) instruction; initiation
oral instruction; passing information by word-of-mouth; oral tradition
to put on airs; to assume importance
writing; composition; essay; sentence
ornamentation; embellishment; decoration; modification; qualification
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
special; particular; peculiar; unique
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
earthenware; pottery; yakimono; flame-broiled food (esp. fish); tempered blade
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)