original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
copper (Cu); bronze (medal)
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
chief; main; principal; important
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
addition; adding; supplement
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled
apprehension; misgivings; uneasiness; fear; anxiety
guardianship; guardian; (theatrical) assistant; prompter
without trouble; easily; readily
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (of letters)
loading (of cargo, freight, etc.); stacking the wall of tiles to one's advantage
enormous; gargantuan; immense; ridiculously large
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
7th day of the month; seven days
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
made-to-order production; job order production; production to order
smith; blacksmith; small crowbar for extracting nails; cat's paw
(your) judgment; discernment
single edge (e.g. sword blade); single bevel (e.g. kitchen knife)
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
painting something vermillion; lacquering something vermillion; vermillion-lacquered object
one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
warp; curvature; bend; curve (of a sword)
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; yoisho! (word shouted by the spectators during a yokozuna's ritual stomps); yoisho (filler word in folk music, etc.); flattery; buttering up (someone)
school (of painting, ikebana, etc.)
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
31st day of the month; 31 days
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
universal medicine; cure-all; panacea