subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
tuna (edible fish, Thunnus spp.); tunny; Pacific bluefin tuna (edible fish, Thunnus orientalis); dead lay; starfish
cut; slice (meat, fish); fillet
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
Japanese rice fish (Oryzias latipes); killifish; Japanese medaka
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
parents and siblings; one's relatives
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
returning from school; going home from school
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
thorough; exhaustive; complete
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
smooth (skin, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
sense of touch; sense of being touched; tactile sense
absolute beginner; complete amateur
to fiddle with; to monkey around with
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
to blow out; to spout out
slimy; slippery; greasy; smoothly (of CGI movements, video streaming, etc.)
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
on the occasion of; at the time of