work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
learning by watching others; learning by imitation; following by example
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
stratum; geological formation; layer; bed (coal, gravel, etc.)
to change (to); to switch (to); to be replaced (by)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
artificial object; man-made object; artifact; artefact
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
artifact; relic (of a past civilization); relic (of a former age); vestige of a bygone era; anachronism; outdated thing
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
unclean; dirty; bathroom; toilet (room); (arch.) menstruation; (arch.) menses
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
how about ...?; what about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...
clergyman; churchman; clergy
countermeasure; counter-measure
to lecture; to read aloud; to devise (e.g. a strategy); to work out (e.g. a tactic); to confer; to hold conference (with)
perception; sensing; noticing
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
operation; functioning; running
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law