leather boots; rubber boots; wellingtons; wellies; long boots; high boots
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
trial; hearing; inquiry; examination; interrogation
to heat; to heat up; to get excited; to get worked up; to get fired up
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
lower part; substructure; subordinate (office); good and faithful servant
regulation; adjustment; control
simmering; (boiling) gently
to boil (something) until it is done
same; similar; (just) like; equal
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
and (also); both ... and; as well as
to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure
to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
expansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibility
metallic sound; metallic clank
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
combination; union; bond; join (in relational algebra)
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
maintaining the status quo
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
to be too numerous; to be too much
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
preservation; conservation; storage; save (to storage)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
to teach (the way); to guide; to instruct; to enlighten
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
perquisite; perk; side benefit; emoluments