detestable; disagreeable; disgusting; odious; unpleasant; repugnant
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
lifeline; safety rope; safety tether
to strike dead; to beat to death
second marriage; remarriage
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
socializing; getting on with people; personal relations
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
administrative district; ward
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
permanent stationing; staying permanently; resident (program, file, etc.)
patrolling; making one's rounds
to be bony; to be angular
reflexively; reflectively; by reflex
water content; moisture; water vapor (vapour); steam; dropsy; edema
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
(young) girl; maiden; young lady
flexibility; pliability; softness; elasticity
thin (air); weak (liquid); dilute; lacking (enthusiasm, consideration, substance, etc.); insubstantial; deficient
to twist; to screw; to wrench; to sprain
to mount (a horse, bicycle, etc.); to straddle; to sit astride; to span (an area, time, etc.); to extend over; to spread over
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
weeding; weeder; weeding fork
harbour; harbor; landing place; wharf; anchorage
to raise one's voice; to shout
with a bang (of a gun); with a boom (of artillery); with a thud; with a thump
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to enjoy the beauty of; to appreciate; to admire
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
from A to Z; in every particular; all without exception; in everything; through and through; (lit.) from one to ten
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
whining (to get one's way); tantrum
to end in vain; to be wasted effort
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance