scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
riding fast; driving a horse fast
trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype
using together (jointly); used at the same time
icicle; ice pillar (for cooling a room); (arch.) ice
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
by hook or by crook; by all possible means
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
possible; likely; probable
variation; rogue (something)
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
remodeling; remodelling; restructuring; modding
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
analogy; analogical reasoning; analogical inference; analogy
higher rank; better position
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
assertion; declaration; affirmation
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
exploitation; overuse; abuse
to indicate; to show; to point to
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
to apply pressure from above; to press down; to overwhelm; to overpower; to repress
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
of course; certainly; naturally
to become pale; to turn pale
focusing (e.g. light); convergence