sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
hairline at nape of neck; nape of neck
connection; link; relationship
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
observation; survey; watching
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
special; particular; peculiar; unique
squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
swindler; imposter; crook
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
hot blood; warm blood; zeal; fervor; fervour
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
greatest mistake of one's life
substantial matter; significant item
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
grasp; catch; understanding
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
metre; meter; meter; gauge
wherein; therein; thereinto
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness