foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
annual tree ring; growth ring; experience in life
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
in one's own way or style
naturally growing tree; tree that does not grow in a tree plantation
price; cost; value; worth; value
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
polish; improvement; burnishing
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
common camellia (Camellia japonica)
Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki); Chinese persimmon; kaki
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
friction; rubbing; chafing; discord; friction; strife
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
(not) at all; completely; utterly; very; extremely
no use; useless; not fit for its purpose
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
one's carriage; one's demeanor; agility; body movements
to become good-looking; to start looking appropriate (for something)
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
person who is ...; thing that is ...
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)