technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
action of making something; -ification
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
plaster; gypsum; calcium sulphate (sulfate)
feel (of a material); texture
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
creation; generation; formation; derivation
to throw (strongly, violently, etc.)
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to pierce through; to stand (of something sharp or pointy); to thrust (up)
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
to get out of shape; to lose shape
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
power; might; authority; influence
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
again (and again); once again; yet again
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
two (long cylindrical things)
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out