exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
flat-iron; soldering iron; crimper; curling tongs; trowel
losing initiative; being forestalled; second move (in go or shogi); moving second; rear guard
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
bush clover; Japanese clover (any flowering plant of genus Lespedeza); dark red exterior with blue interior (color combination worn in autumn); Hagi (city in Yamaguchi)
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
at the risk of one's life; even if (I) die; even if it kills one (me, him, etc.); at all costs; no matter what; as long as I live
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
lump (of flour, etc.); clump (of ground meat, etc.)
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
only because ...; definitely not; certainly not; if actually
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
greenbottle fly (esp. species Lucilia caesar)
to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
neighbourhood; neighborhood; all sides; frontiers (of a country); four sides (of a shape)
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
information; making a report (to a superior)
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up; to dampen
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
youthful; young; young-looking
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
one flower; one wheel; (arch.) full moon
to force one's way; to push through