woodblock (engraved block of wood used to make prints); woodblock printing; woodblock print
underhand grip (e.g. in gymnastics, etc.); cross-handed grip (e.g. in golf, etc.); using one's hands backwards from their conventional positioning; reverse grip (e.g. of a sword); turning the tables (on an opponent); reverse arm-lock (in judo); joint lock
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
wooden mosaic work; parquetry; wooden mosaic (e.g. on a piece of furniture); marquetry; marqueterie
mosaic; pixelated obscuring in images and video, usu. for censorship
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
tool; implement; instrument; equipment
long (time that has passed); old (story)
to go underground; to go into hiding
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
device; equipment; machinery; apparatus
compact; compact (cosmetics); portable powder case; compact car
wearing (e.g. a uniform, seat belt, helmet); having on
inadequacy; inappropriateness; unfitness; impropriety
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
one round; one turn; one size (larger or smaller); one cycle of the twelve years of the Chinese zodiac
above-ground floor; ground floor
triple; treble; threefold; three-ply; triplicate
strap (for carrying something); strap (on a dress, bra, etc.)
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
surrounding environment; ambient surrounding; one's surroundings
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
numerical value; figure; result; reading (on a meter, etc.)
visualization (of data, results, etc.); visualisation; making visible (something that was previously unseen); recording (a police interrogation)
to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist; to manipulate (a price) upward; to (artificially) raise; to push up
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
to begin to fall (of rain, snow, etc.)
synthetic building material
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
graduations (on a ruler, thermometer, etc.); gradations; division; scale