sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
master; Your Lordship; My Lord; husband
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
tool; implement; means; furniture
tobacco; cigarette; cigar; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
button (clothing); push-button; button
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
way of calling (something or someone)
unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
trying out a new sword or blade (originally on someone, but now on soaked straw targets)
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
finishing blow; coup de grâce
feeling in the hands (when striking, poking, etc.); (feeling of) resistance; response (to one's efforts); reaction; (having an) effect (on)
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
Japanese style; Nihon-shiki romanization (of Japanese)
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against someone; to play (a game, match, etc.) against someone
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
pleasure of looking (at something beautiful or precious); sight for sore eyes; feast for the eyes
second-hand shop; curio shop
to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)
to buy; to purchase; to buy out
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
scabbard; sheath; cap (on a brush, pen, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business