blacksmithing; forging; smithery; blacksmith; smith
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
several sheets (flat objects)
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
substance; true form; main part; main unit; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.); noumenon
genuine article; real thing; real deal
assumption; supposition; hypothesis; supposition
not caring; not giving a damn
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
explosive increase (in number of pests); (severe) outbreak or upsurge of pests
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
according to; due to; by (means of); because of; via; on the basis of
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
orpiment (yellow mineral, or the pigment derived from it); gamboge (tree resin, or the dull yellow pigment derived from it); falsification; alteration
arrest; apprehension; capture
to step forward; to take a step forward
several people; a few people
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
a push; another effort; one more effort
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
blow; shock; strike; batting
sound; noise; (speech) sound; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
weakly; helplessly; weak; flimsy; easy to bend
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
to open (one's eyes) wide