strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
charming; fascinating; attractive
riskiness; (level of) danger
long-lasting; long-wearing; wears well; nagamochi; large oblong chest (for clothing, personal effects, etc.)
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
one's possessions; ownership
notes; comment; remark; annotation
three stars (shape); three stars (rating); Orion's belt; Chinese "Three Stars" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
salesperson; shop assistant; hawker; (arch.) male prostitute
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
owner; possessor; holder; carrier
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to run around; to bustle about
scrap wood; waste wood; waste; waste material; scrap material
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
prickly heat; heat rash; miliaria
sore; inflammation; ulceration
clothing; articles of clothing; apparel
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
strength; power; proficiency; ability
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like