distortion; falsification; perversion
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
mud; (wet) dirt; thief; Android (mobile operating system)
to pretend; to act (as if)
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
guard (on a sword); brim (of a hat); visor; brim (of a pot); flange
to install; to fit; to (manage to) obtain (someone's agreement, permission, etc.); to get; to patronize (a shop); to buy usually (from the same store)
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to bury; to embed; to implant
precious orb; Cintamani stone; wish-fulfilling jewel; hōju; uppermost spherical part of a pagoda finial
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
unevenness; bumpiness; roughness; imbalance; inequality; unevenness
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
miser; penny-pincher; one who makes nigirizushi, etc.; handle; grip
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
separate; respective; different
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
treasure house; storage for valuable property
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
compensation; reparation; price (of achieving a goal); cost; paying compensation on someone's behalf; compensation
beyond human understanding
agreement; affirmative; aye; yes; OK
depending on; dependent on
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
territory; domain; field; area; domain; region
to trample down; to crush underfoot; to kick down; to avoid paying (e.g. a debt); to jump (a bill); to bilk
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say