defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
trying out a new sword or blade (originally on someone, but now on soaked straw targets)
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
and yet; though; when; in spite of
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
guidance; leadership; leading the way
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
craftsman; skilled artisan
grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; rice ball
thickness; profundity; depth
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
section; cross section; profile
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach
to withstand; to be able to endure
to cut down; to chop down; to fell
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
standard; standardized; average; normal; ordinary
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
bursting and scattering; popping and being dispersed
event; phenomenon; matter
ease of use; user-friendliness; usability; utility; convenience
pair; the two; both persons; both things
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public