molding; moulding; shaping; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
depiction; description; portrayal
to denounce; to disparage; to lambast; to abuse
adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
deflation; contraction; shrinking; constriction
mediocrity; ordinary ability
to chastise; to punish; to discipline
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
lone wolf; loner; self-reliant person
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
two (long cylindrical things)
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
individualist; egoist; selfish person
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
chestnut; marron (Cherax tenuimanus and Cherax cainii species of freshwater crayfish)
welcome!; nice to see you!
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
in accordance with; according to
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
netlike; mesh-like; reticulated; vascular
sunburn; suntan; tan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. paper); yellowing
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region