earthenware; pottery; yakimono; flame-broiled food (esp. fish); tempered blade
climbing kiln; ascending kiln; connected (pottery) kilns built on a slope
public commitment; public promise; campaign pledge; official vow
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
good quality; fine quality; superior quality; high quality
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
operating ratio; rate of operation; availability factor
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
cast; mold; mould; forming; shaping; fashioning
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
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
craftsman; artisan; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
possession; retention; maintenance
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
orpiment; gamboge; falsification; alteration
humming a tune; humming unconcernedly
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
so; like this; in this way
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; auxiliary; subsidiary
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
fate; destiny; predestination
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
advanced level; high grade; senior
ease of use; user-friendliness; usability; utility; convenience
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life