to collect the best; to put together the cream of the crop
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
practicality; utility; usefulness
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
innocence; insentient (i.e. plants, inanimate objects, etc.); free from obstructive thoughts; to pester someone (for cash, etc.)
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; cannabis
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
to create (a sensation); to give rise to (controversy)
karma; result of one's karma; fate; uncontrollable temper
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
concentration of mind; mental concentration (on some task)
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to be intimate with; to befriend
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to give an order; to place an order; to have made to order
secret; private; surreptitious
to be replaced with new growth
retaining warmth; keeping heat in; heat insulation
covert action; covert operations
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
part of the feet from the ankles to the tips of the toes
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
gum; rubber; eraser; condom
loincloth; waistcloth; kimono underskirt
belligerence; fighting spirit
sole (of a shoe); sole (fish)
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion