surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
poor piece of work; rubbish; trash
single word; a few words; brief comment
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
charming; fascinating; voluptuous
tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
air of luxury; high class feel
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
but; however; provided that
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
here and there; in places
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
warp; curvature; curve; arch
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)