cast; mold; mould; forming; shaping; fashioning
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
index finger; forefinger; second toe
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
beginning; outset; first; onset
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to rub against; to chafe; to quarrel
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
in that way; like that; that way
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies
the clouds look menacing; things don't look good
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
trivial; not amounting to much