only recently; just of late
discovery; detection; finding
small; fine; detailed; stingy
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
woodblock (musical instrument)
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
rather; better; instead; if anything
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
in succession; one by one
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
how long; how much; to what extent
personal; individual; private
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
besides; in addition; also; moreover
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
trying out a new sword or blade (originally on someone, but now on soaked straw targets)
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder