simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
coating (esp. lacquering)
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
block (solid piece of material); chunk (e.g. of meat); concrete block; (interlocking) toy blocks; (printing) block; block (area of a city); blocking (e.g. the way)
to knock down; to tear down; to crush (e.g. enemy); to throw into confusion; to refute; to pick apart
pleasure; delight; enjoyment; rapid (train)
heroine; great woman; brave woman; woman of strong character; Amazon
to mind; to care; to worry
to run through; to run past
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
in spite of; despite; although; regardless of; irrespective of
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
uncertain; indefinite; vague; ambiguous; equivocal; dubious
rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; (opponent's) weak point; (arch.) force attacking the rear of a castle; (arch.) official in charge of imprisoning offenders
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to show; to bare (the teeth)
courtesy call; going around to say hello (or goodbye) to everybody; making the rounds
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
to head home; to leave for home
economic; financial; fiscal
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
retainer; vassal; servant
to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess
weightlessness; zero gravity
conversely; on the contrary
to tune in to a channel; to switch to a channel
thermal runaway; overheating
having; holding; wear; durability; shouldering (an expense); being responsible (for paying)
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)
stamp; seal; seal impression; seal; mudra (symbolic hand gesture); ninja hand sign