pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
to dash off (a piece of writing); to scribble; to scrawl
having spirit; (being) staunch; having backbone
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
absorption; suction; attraction
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 be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
machine parts; machinery; equipment
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
new invention (discovery)
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
baseline design; preliminary design; basic design
difficult to write or draw; does not write well (pen, brush, etc.)
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
bipedal walking; walking on two legs
beautification; glorification
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
impossible to do (although wants to)
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
a little bit; a little while
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
interference; meddling; butting in
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
outside of one's area of expertise
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
(not so) much; (not) very
killing two birds with one stone
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
bet; wager; stake; gamble