vast; boundless; vague; obscure
monolith; large slab of rock
anticipation; expectation; plan; preparation
cover; mantle; shroud; hood
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)
making something widely known; introduction; debut; announcement; unveiling
to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded
periodic; regular; routine
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
disqualification; unfitness; noncompliance
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
treatment (of a person); dealing with
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
one-way (trip); one-way ticket
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
preparation; provision; guarding
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
to attract; to be used to
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
spool (of thread); reel; bobbin; tuning peg
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
gazing at; staring at fixedly; eyeballing; glaring; giving a hard look
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
to shut one's mouth; to hold one's tongue; to keep silent
to intertwine; to twist together
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
minute; fine; delicate; accurate; precise; elaborate
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
to reorganize; to rearrange; to put (things) in order