to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
soot-colored bamboo (coloured); bamboo duster (with the leaves still attached at one end)
sunken hearth; sunken fireplace
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
temple festival; fair; fete day; day related to a particular deity and thought to bring divine blessing to those who celebrate it
to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
lattice; latticework; window bars; grid; grating
form; shape; figure; visage
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
daily visit (of worship); frequent visit