fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
milling; grinding into flour
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to be sticky; to be stringy; to be glutinous
all sides; the four cardinal directions and the four ordinal directions; large hanging lantern
to try all possible means
the very best; excellent; superb
leadership; initiative; spearhead
tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
thickly; densely; luxuriantly
pouring one's energy into; focusing one's efforts on; concentrating on; committing oneself to
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
garbage disposal; refuse disposal; waste treatment
industrialization; industrialisation
for the present; for the time being; at present; in the meantime
to become better; to improve
waste matter; waste; garbage; trash
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
tie-dye; tie-dyeing; aperture (e.g. camera, iris of the eye); aperture stop; contraction; squeezing
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
strained lees (e.g. sake, tofu); draff
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy
human power; human strength; human effort; human agency
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
separate; special; another; separately
supply; provision; raising; procurement
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
per month; monthly installment plan; monthly instalment plan
reserve funds; emergency funds
including a sum of money in one's calculations; appropriation (a sum of money)
clicking; clopping; clacking