shell (e.g. electron shell)
egg white; white-fleshed fish (e.g. tai, hirame, karei); white meat; sapwood
half-cooked; half-done; soft-boiled; half-ripe; unripe
round bar (of metal, etc.)
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
(rubbing, twisting) hard; with a squeal; with a creak; (drinking) in one sweep
ceramics painting; porcelain painting; painting on china
to machine; to cut; to scrape
potter's wheel; lathe; pulley; windlass
open air; outdoors; outside
clapper; noisemaker; bird rattle; naruko; wooden clapper (held in both hands and shaken)
Chinese lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum)
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
groundwork; foundation; inclination; aptitude; undercoat; first coat
plain wood; unfinished woodwork
equal (distribution, treatment, level, etc.); even; uniform
thinly painted; thinly lacquered
wooden hammer; wooden mallet
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to set (e.g. a diamond); to plug in (to a formula); to entrap; to take (someone) in
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
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
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
reflexively; reflectively; by reflex
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
having an aptitude (for); having a talent (for)
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup
edged tool; cutting instrument; knife
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
to have one's hands slip (and drop something)
to shift; to move; to slide; to move (an appointment, meeting, etc.); to bring forward; to put back
professional; pro; program; production; proletarian; proletariat
roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity
article for sale; goods for sale; main attraction; specialty; For Sale
way (of doing); manner; method; means