small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
after a long time; for the first time in a while
happy family circle; sitting in a family circle and enjoying conversation; harmony in a family
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
stairs; stairway; staircase
dining; dining room; meal
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
more than usual (usu. time)
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
to lose one's energy; to be cowardly
description; account; delineation; (a) predicative; predication
trick; plot device; mystery-fiction trope
soaking (wet); wringing; dripping; drenched
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to be smeared; to be covered
both hands; both arms; ten
with shoes on; rudely; thoughtlessly
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
scabbard; sheath; cap (on a brush, pen, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to shine; to glitter; to be bright