process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
all; entire; whole; altogether
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
than; other than; except; but
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
quenching; hardening; tempering
well-cooked; well-done; browned
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
thickly painted; thickly lacquered; impasto
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
half-roasted; half-baked; rare
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
eagle (Accipitridae family)
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
in the end; after all is said and done; (lit.) when the striped mullet is fully grown
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
nape (of the neck); nucha
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
swallowing; understanding; apprehension
extremely; very; a shitload; a lot; a great amount
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
with a crack (e.g. branches, knuckles)
ago; since; before; previous
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
you (plural); all of you; you all
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
flowing through; conduction
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)