operation (of machine); operating; running; working
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb
it is I who should say so
firmly; plentifully; with all one's might
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
delusion; trick of the imagination
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
to bail out (water); to scoop out
piece of meat; cut of meat
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
impression given by a painting or image
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
man; male; masculine gender
to touch emotionally; to feel something; to strike home
cheap; rubbishy; shoddy; roughly made
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
tips of one's hair; hair ends
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
manufacturing plant; production facility
patting; stroking; caressing
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
to throw into; to toss into
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
if times were better; if one had been born at an earlier, more opportune time; if times had not changed; if I had my due
drawing a sword; drawn sword
to be on the same wavelength; to think alike; to get along
close; intimate; on good terms
to gradually disappear; to be vanishing
to stay up all night; to spend the night without sleep
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)