after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
papier mâché; something that looks good superficially
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
four characters; four letters
horse laugh; guffaw; wild laughter
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
(clenched) fist; knuckles
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; the four and eight kinds of suffering
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
front; frontage; facade; main
consists of; comprises; is made up of
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
dozens; scores of; decades
metre; meter; meter; gauge
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
world view; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung (philosophy); appearance of a world (e.g. in fiction)
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
design concept; design philosophy; basic ideas behind a design
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
point in common; common feature