Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
manual labor; manual labour; manual procedures
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
quercus myrsinifolia; bamboo Leaved Oak; quercus myrsinaefolia
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
craftsman; skilled artisan
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
ground; land; the region in question; the local area; skin; texture; fabric
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
carving; engraving; sculpture
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
at regular intervals; evenly spaced
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
you could say; you might say; verging on the
to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
telling others; revealing to others; letting out a secret
sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land; real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
hollow; cavity; hole; cave
plural; multiple; several
sinus; cavity; antrum; neighborhood (administrative division in North Korea)