brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish
to understand from experience
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
assembling (in full force); muster; lining up; gathering; getting together
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
using one's fingers as a comb; combing one's hand through one's hair
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
to rinse; to wash out; to have one's revenge; to wipe out a disgrace
faint; slight; vague; nebulous; indeterminate; tinge of ...
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
headquarters; head office; main office
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
munching; crunching; (lightly) scratching (an itch)
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
troop headquarters; stronghold; inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
basin (e.g. between mountains)
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
a lick; one lick; engulfing (e.g. of fire); enveloping; consuming
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
caravan; group of people touring to sell, investigate, etc.
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
evil influence; (evil) clutches; tentacles of evil
uneventfully; without incident; without a hitch; peacefully
rope; cord; policeman's rope
working one's employees hard; being a slave-driver
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
(oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to enjoy the beauty of; to appreciate; to admire
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest