expressing emotion; drawing facial expressions
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
bet; wager; stake; gamble
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
difference in elevation (between two points in a body of water); head; drop (e.g. of a waterfall); difference; gap
to watch over; to watch attentively
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
to wear a sword at one's side
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
short and stout; small but wide around
beard (esp. on the chin); goatee
notebook; account book; register
clerk; office worker; office staff
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
everything; anything; nothing
professional killer; hit man
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to kill; to choke the life out of
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
height (e.g. of summer); peak (e.g. of cherry blossom season); prime (of one's life); (one's) best days; (being in) heat; rut
to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence