alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
composite; combined; complex
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to use within an inch of its life; to use every little bit of; to get the most out of
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle)
counter for ships (large boats); counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); counter for fish, birds, arrows, etc.
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
to be too large (of clothing); to be baggy; to be flabby; to lose firmness; to slosh about; to be overflowing (with liquid)
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
extreme sadist; very sadistic
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration
unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself; stirring up a hornet's nest
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
refining; refinement; smelting; training
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
equilibrium; good balance; poise
flexibility; pliability; softness; elasticity
restoration; repair; mending
inside; interior; inner part