to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
first thing in the morning
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
(place) right in the center; dead center; dead centre; exact middle; heart
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
ingredient; component; composition
demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible
petrifaction; petrification; mineralization; mineralisation; lithification; fossilization
gem; jewel; precious stone
(raw) ore; unpolished gemstone
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
general term; generic name
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
January; first month of the lunar calendar
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
to have a good idea; to be able to predict
disorder; chaos; confusion
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
to boost; to force up; to push up
here and there; in places
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
many; much; plenty; hardly