pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side by side; to make (someone) get married; to get (someone) hitched
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
union; joining; conjugation
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to heat; to heat up; to get excited; to get worked up; to get fired up
to perform some process; to apply some treatment; to revise; to correct
notches; serration; indentation; notched; serrated; jagged
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
being placed one upon another; piling up; superimposition; superposition; excellent; splendid
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
villain; baddie; the villain's part
purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.); company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to reveal by washing the surface; to expose by washing away dirt, earth, etc.; to discover (by investigation); to bring to light; to start washing
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
form; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
mixing; blending (e.g. spices); compounding (e.g. a medicine); making up; dispensing (a prescription); preparation
workshop; studio; atelier
ignition; combustion; firing a blank cartridge; discharge of a gun without bullets; firing (of an event); triggering
oil; petroleum; oil; lubricant; (cooking) oil; (massage) oil; ointment
physical labor; physical labour; manual work; drastic move (e.g. hold or strike in martial arts); power technique; display of power
how; in what way; by what means
quantification; expressing in numerical form; conversion to numerical form
general; popular; common; typical
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
charming; fascinating; attractive
to scatter away; to blast away; to blow away (via explosion)
area of influence; zone of influence; extent of impact
throw; throwing; resigning (a game of shogi, go, etc.); giving up; selling at a loss; sell-off
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
type; pattern; model; epitome; exemplar; archetype
adhesion; stickiness; viscosity