blood relationship; blood relative
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
almost every day; almost daily
pat; tap; pop; crack; cutesy suffix applied to names
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
to read the situation; to sense the mood; to read the room
way; manner; school (e.g. of flower arrangement); class; rate; flow
martial arts; military arts; wushu (Chinese martial art)
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
instructor (esp. of martial or traditional arts); teacher; model; exemplar; normal school (Japan; 1872-1947); teachers' training college
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters
(member of the) yakuza; gangster; hoodlum; racketeer; useless; worthless
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image
ridgeline; lines of a mountain ridge
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
corner; section; one horn; pillar (of a group, system, etc.); member (of an organization, etc.); first corner
prison; jail; gaol; penitentiary
fire built in an iron basket (watch fire, fishing fire, etc.); bonfire; campfire; (arch.) brothel-keeper (Edo period)
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
naked above the waist; stripped to the waist; shirtless
practice; practising; training; study
standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (voice); fluent (speech); eloquent
sports-minded; sports-oriented
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
hard to understand; Byzantine fashion
to pat (e.g. a dog); to rub; to stroke; to fondle; to caress
roughly; broadly; generally; more or less
bottom; buttocks; bidet function (for anal cleansing)
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
cheap; rubbishy; shoddy; roughly made
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
(scattered) spots; specks; speckles