swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin; barn swallow (Hirundo rustica); younger man involved with an older woman; boy toy
tail (of an animal); cauda; tail (of a kite, etc.); tail end; tail (of a comet); slope at the foot of a mountain
make-up; get-up; disguise; costume
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
to slide into; to slip into
one revolution; one rotation
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
Japanese clothing; being dressed in a kimono; Japanese-style bookbinding
white clothing; white robes (worn for Shinto rituals, funerals, etc.)
hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
wicked tongue; sharp tongue; abusive language
to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind
to drive mad; to make insane; to cause a malfunction; to put out of order; to derail (a plan, etc.)
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; card; program
floating ball of fire (said to be the soul of a dead person); meteor; shooting star
Shinsengumi; Edo-period police and military force dedicated to suppressing anti-shogunate activities
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
to cast a shadow; to appear; to loom (of a threat, etc.); to manifest (of symptoms, etc.)
measurement round the hips
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
to turn over; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (a flag); to let (a skirt, cape, etc.) flap in the wind
guarding; guard; railway bridge (over a road); (railroad) overpass; flyover
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
impression given by a painting or image
round and cute (esp. of eyes)
photocopier; photocopying machine
control board; control panel; console
the number of flat things; win-loss difference which influences the ranking of wrestlers