material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
surface; appearances; exterior
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
a place or opportunity to make a display of
scram (emergency nuclear reactor shut-down)
link; directory entry; rink
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
to have (a) potential for ...; to have it in one to do
being dotted with; being scattered
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
space; interval; space character; whitespace
head start; initiative; preemption
take (e.g. in film-making)
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
purification ceremony (performed with water); ritual purification; ablutions
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
to perfect; to detail; to polish; (arch.) to make (inside something)
cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack
to support (someone) financially; to finance; to supply (money); to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
well-balanced; considerate; of fine character
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling