strength; power; proficiency; ability
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to put to sleep; to lay (something) on its side
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
sponge gourd (Luffa aegyptiaca); Egyptian cucumber; loofah; loofa; something useless
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
to tear off; to strip; to rob
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
nursing; nurse; attending; attendant; entertainer
topic; subject; rumor; talk; tale; story
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
royal castle; imperial castle
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
discovery; detection; finding
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
top of the foot; instep; dorsum of the foot; dorsum pedis
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
volume of water (in a river, pond, flood, etc.)
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
moment by moment; hour by hour
four corners; four ordinal directions
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion