filtration; filtering; percolation
foreign matter; impurities
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
notice; attention; observation
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
interval; break; pause; gap (between objects); interval; opening
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
instead; but (on the other hand)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
enumeration; citation; listing
arrow (symbol); (romantic) interest (for a certain person); direction (of one's attention, etc.)
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
to write in more information; to add (a paragraph, more lines, etc.); to tack on
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material); Ruby (programming language)
red; red color; communist; socialist; left-wing
change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
crocoisite; crocoite; red lead ore
(balance) scales; carrying pole; shoulder pole; thread take-up lever (on a sewing machine); spreader bar
measuring weight; weighing; maximum weight (on a scale)
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
weight (for scales); counterweight
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
to take a breath; to take a short rest
three; three years of age
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine