foreign matter; impurities
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
(earthenware) mortar (for grinding)
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
the reason is ...; it is because ...
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to protrude
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
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
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
as before; as ever; as it was originally
not non-existent; not completely lacking; there is some; certainly existent
hello; good day; good afternoon
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
field overseer; site foreman
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
how; in what way; by what means
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
generation; the world; the age
laborer (labourer); construction worker; coolie
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
mineral dust; mine dust; fine particles; dust
prevention; precaution; protection against
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent