material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)
objet d'art; item of artwork; object; curio
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
angel's raiment; robe of feathers; wings of birds or insects; plumage of birds; type of bug
freezing weather; agar-agar; vegetable gelatin
sprouting; budding; crush (esp. on an imaginary character in manga, etc.); fascination; infatuation
to chase after two hares; to try and do two things at the same time
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
projection; protrusion; lump; bulge
undertaking; underwriting; acceptance
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
he; she; samurai's attendant (in a var. of origami); type of popular song accompanied by dance from the Edo period
presumption; assumption; estimation
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
site visit (auditors, public accountants, etc.)
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
plentiful; abundant; definitely extant
the extraordinary; the unusual; the unexpected
minute adjustment; fine tuning
matter of hit-and-miss; mix of success and failure; variation (in quality, returns, etc.)
case (of a machine, computer, etc.); casing; housing; enclosure; cabinet; chassis
Asura; demigod; fighting; carnage; sledge (for conveying large rocks, logs, etc.); log slide
rampancy; prevalence; domination
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
highest ever; record-high; highest on record
insight; power of observation
stirring; slight movement
stopping a sword stroke between one's bare hands
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
articulation; speaking one's lines smoothly; reciting one's lines well