potter's clay; kaolin; kaoline
mizuchi; mythical dragon-like beast
water plant; seaweed; algae
hunting; shooting; game; quarry
meditation; contemplation
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
carefully; thoroughly; fully; deliberately
erudition; extensive learning
greeting; a fine thing to say
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
two ways; both ways; two kinds
opening and shutting; opening and closing
to hide; to keep to oneself
disappointment; despair; despondency; broken heart; adversity
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
to closely resemble; to suit well; to match well; to go well with
gas; vapour; vapor; gaseous body
to dig your own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to put your foot in it
falling down; tumbling; reversing; inverting; getting upset
obscurity; mystery; abstruseness
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
essence; quintessence; flower; glory
to unsheath a sword; to slay
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
forgery; falsification; fabrication; counterfeiting
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
complex and subtle (delicate)
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
certainly; surely; definitely
needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide