delicate; minute; fine; detailed; subtle
carving; engraving; sculpture
carefully made; carefully produced; quality product; product made with care
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
several people; some people; a few people; a number of people
furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
internal organs; intestines; viscera
to dig out; to hollow out; to cut into
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to arouse someone's interest; to whet (appetite); to be appealing; to be intriguing; to be fascinating
belief; faith; adherence; espousal
scum of the earth; monster; fiend
(religious) piety; faith; devotion
to be slow; to not make progress; to be inefficient
favourite child; favourite student; apple of one's eye
masterwork; masterpiece; crowning work; one's magnum opus; work of the highest quality
ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
to differ; to vary; to disagree
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
cross; crossed; cruciform
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line
causeway; land bridge; path on an embankment
ultramarine colour (color)
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing