bellows (of an accordion, camera, etc.); cornice; rickrack; ricrac; pleated shape; accordion pleats
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
long sword; minute hand (of a clock)
division into equal parts; equal parts
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
to wind (thread, film, etc.)
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
(exaggerated) professing to be; passing oneself off as
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
to paint (draw) a picture
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
artistic taste; aptitude for painting; ability to appreciate art; desire to paint
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
expression; presentation; representation; notation
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
vibrancy; strength; (esp. of men) one's prime (approx. age 30); counter for times of moxibustion
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
only; merely; but; no more than
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
irrational (line of) argument
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
barrier; checkpoint; gateway; hurdle; obstacle; trial
to surround; to crowd around
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)