inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; test; check; scan (e.g. MRI, PET); audit
commission; entrusting with (work); part-time employee; temporary work
medicine; the healing art; healing; doctor
to give up (something as hopeless); to throw in the towel
head; brains; intellect; understanding
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
revolution; rotation; turn; turning; handspring (gymnastics); inversion
pure and innocent; immaculate
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; be that as it may
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
folding paper-case; kimono wrapping paper; paper folded and tucked inside the front of one's kimono (esp. for use at the tea ceremony)
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
coarse (texture or grain)
theft (one of the ten evil deeds); thief; robber; theft; robbery
breaking a lock; picking a lock
with a bang; with a crash; with a bump; suddenly (fall); sharply
a little over; a little more than; strength; the strong; powerhouse; one of the biggest
practitioner; specialist; man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai
disappointment; despair; despondency; broken heart; adversity
to crack; to get cracked; to develop a crack; to develop a fissure
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
unable to speak (due to overwhelming emotion); soundless; mute
resistance (to heat, corrosion, etc.); tolerance (to a drug, pain, etc.); resistance (to drugs, pesticides, etc.)
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
to wet; to moisten; to dampen
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
wings of the nose (i.e. nostril)
dicentra (Dicentra peregrina)
starting (a machine, engine, etc.); starting (a project, plan, etc.); beginning; initiation
clapper; noisemaker; bird rattle; naruko; wooden clapper (held in both hands and shaken)
end; tip; extremities; rank and file; part of an organisation furthest from the centre
criminal condemned to death; convict on death row