spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to add (to); to add on; to append
soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy
to hand over; to surrender
cannot understand; doesn't make sense; unconvincing; hard to swallow; doesn't ring true
existing (between); interposition; intervention; involvement
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
surely (not); certainly (not)
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
alchemy; way of making money; moneymaker; money-spinner
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to shed light; to cast light
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
looks; personal appearance; features
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
unique; rare; exceptional; unparalleled; incomparable