mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends
metal plate; metallic plate
to join together; to combine; to join up
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
toothpick; skewer for eating moist wagashi (steel, bamboo, etc.)
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; the four and eight kinds of suffering
wicker basket; wickerwork basket
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
go that far; to that extent
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
local; localized; partial; topical (application)
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
to differ; to vary; to disagree
municipality; local government; self-governing body; autonomous body
control; management (e.g. of a business)
outer circumference; perimeter; outskirts; periphery
raft; forearm protector; skewered baby-eel kabayaki
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
floating island (mass of floating aquatic plants); island that appears to be floating (due to the mirage effect)
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
outside world; physical world
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
town area; urban area; metropolitan area; built-up area
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion