tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; inequality; imbalance; unevenness
slope; slanting surface; bevel
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
along the road; along the way
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
failed creative work; flop; dud; bomb
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
to stop walking; to pause
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
expressing one's mind; speaking out
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
direction of movement (motion); direction of travel (esp. train)
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
instability; insecurity; crankiness
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
cookie; biscuit; cookie (browser-related file sent from a WWW server)
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater