to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
to make an appearance; to show up
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
beyond that point; after that
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
weight; heavyweight boxer
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
article (in document); provision; stripe; streak; although; though
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
material; substance; matter
raw materials; ingredients