to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
going through; going via; going by way of
formulation (of a plan, policy, etc.); decision; settling on
machinery and materials; equipment; materials for manufacturing machinery
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
to be moreish; to have a quality that encourages you to eat (drink) more of them after; to have lingering effects
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to follow; to accompany; to serve; to work under; to obey
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
armed might; military power; the sword; force
offensive (movement); aggression
every person; every mouth; every entrance
to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
senior; older; third-year kindergarten student
bird's-eye view; aerial view; overhead view
intermission (between acts); interlude
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
to remove; to clear away; to except from; to make an exception of; to lay aside; to set aside
how long; how far; how much
bare rock; rock surface; rock face
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused
cavity; hollow; cave; hollow
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; campfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
brilliant; bright; dazzling
to blaze; to burn brightly
(land) with a thump; slumping (of something heavy); (lying down) with a flop; effortlessly (throw onto); roundishly (shaped; of something large)
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
somewhere to go; place to go
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
one; same (mind, path, etc.)
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
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