troublesome; annoying; complicated
although I say; although one might say; although called
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
of course; certainly; naturally
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
training; drilling; strengthening; use of alchemy; producing (gold, etc.) with alchemy
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
element; chemical element; (classical) element (e.g. earth, water, air, fire); (arch.) origin; (arch.) source
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
material; substance; matter
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; perversion (esp. sexual)
formation; molding; making (up); repair (e.g. with plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
magic; witchcraft; sorcery
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
iron sand; magnetite sand
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
to put together; to gather; to collect; to scrape together
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied (e.g. physics, linguistics, research)
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
observation; survey; watching
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
to cultivate a better understanding
main spindle; main shaft; linchpin; pivot; principal axis; main axis
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
of no concern at all; I couldn't care less; no skin off my nose
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
form; shape; figure; morph