spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
leather; leather-bound; leathern
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
counter for wheels and flowers
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
war; battle; match; game; competition
special order (goods); custom (made); bespoke
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
eccentric; crank; oddball
special; particular; peculiar; unique
(large) compilation; culmination (of hard work)
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
counter for choices, options, etc.
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
sublimation; sublimating (an emotion, impulse, etc.); channelling; diverting
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
process; course; mechanism
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
general; popular; common; typical
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend