silverware; silver tableware
jumbling together; lumping together; mixing up
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
everyday life; daily life
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
rope; cord; policeman's rope
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
technique; art; skill; move
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
specialization; specialisation
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
as before; as ever; as it was originally
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
fresh made; freshly baked; freshly roasted
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
handmade; handcrafted; homemade; homegrown
eating with one's fingers; snitching food; snatched food; embezzlement; misappropriation; flirting
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
to swallow one's tears; to choke back one's tears; to hold back one's disappointment; to suppress one's mortification
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
kakishibu; astringent persimmon juice used as a dye or to treat wood, paper, etc.
baldness; bald head; bald person; baldy; idiot; moron
commandant; commanding officer; general
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
to occur repeatedly; to repeat; to be repeated; to be frequent
cultural exchange; cross-cultural communication; contacts between different cultures
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
different race; different ethnic group; different peoples