board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
number of times; frequency; count
form; shape; figure; visage
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
first challenge; first try
ignition; lighting; firing; setting off
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
inside; interior; inner part
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
massive failure; debacle; fiasco
from the beginning; from scratch
to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
belief; faith; conviction
trial product; prototype model
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
square measure; size (e.g. of land); area; surface
utmost limits; extremity; limit
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously