thick; bulky; massive; heavy
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to hand (over); to deliver in person
silence (not speaking); muteness
opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
check (pattern); plaid; check; inspection; check (mark); tick; checking (something) out
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
abdomen; abdominal region; belly; middle part
armoring; armouring; armor; armour
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
picking; collecting; harvesting; extraction
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
government; administration; ministry
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
expression; look; countenance; face
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to respond; to answer; to accept (an invitation, offer, etc.); to comply with (a request, etc.); to suit; to match
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image