sculpture; carved statue; graven image
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to sift out; to screen or eliminate (candidates)
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
manjū (steamed bun) with meat filling
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
fetus; foetus; embryo; unborn child
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
as (much) as possible; as (far) as possible
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
place; situation; position; location
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
coolie; laborer; labourer; carrier
to let out a cry; to shout
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
greater than ...; bigger ...
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance