cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
when it comes to; concerning
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
to model (something) on; to be modelled on; to be made in the shape of; to symbolize; to represent
breeding; raising; rearing; keeping
farmer; farming family; farmhouse; School of Agrarianism (China); School of Agronomists
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
menu; schedule; program; menu
as everyone knows; needless to say; obvious
hair-raising; bloodcurdling; horrible; shocking; gruesome
to put together; to gather; to collect; to scrape together
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
hardening; fortifying; pledge; vow; defense; defence
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
grinding; polishing; refining (a skill, knowledge, etc.); applying oneself (to study); disciplining oneself
trunk; torso; body; body (of an aircraft); fuselage; hull (of a ship)
same kind; same sort; same species; same race; homogeneity
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
riverside; riverbank; edge of a river