(raw) ore; unpolished gemstone
(about) medium; middle; average
to come for the first time; to become for the first time
double; double bed; hotel room with a double bed; double-breasted; double-cuffed; double width (of cloth; usu. 1.42 meters); doubles (e.g. in tennis)
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
it can't be helped; so it goes
uncharted territory; unknown waters; unfamiliar terrain
ōban-yaki; thick pancake containing bean jam, served hot
imagawayaki; thick pancake containing bean jam, served hot
oyaki; fried round wheat or buckwheat flour cake with various fillings; imagawayaki; thick pancake containing bean jam, served hot
honorific affix; honorific prefix
red bean paste; red bean jam; filling (e.g. of a manjū); stuffing; padding
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
to the previous extent; as much as previously; as much as one used to
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
to ascend; to go up; to climb
secret language; jargon; cant; argot; slang
jewel box; jewelry box; jewelry case; casket
estimate (of costs); budget
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; full provision
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
companion; comrade; escort; member of a party; fellow traveller; fellow traveler
helmet; hard hat; protective headgear
minor; small; minor (key, scale, etc.); the minor leagues (US baseball)
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
making efficient; optimization
to creep up to; to approach stealthily; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
production; output; turning out; extraction (e.g. of minerals)
adamantite (super-hard metal in various games)
upward compatible; forward compatible; downward compatible; backward compatible; providing the same function while being less effective (esp. in games)