clearly; distinctly; vividly
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
shameless; brazen and unscrupulous
married woman's secret lover; paramour; adultery (by a married woman)
atonement; redemption; compensation
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to be hot on a person's heels
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to rain incessantly; to downpour
drop (e.g. of water); drip
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
combination; union; binding; bond
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
collapse; break; cave-in; crash; (market) decline
running as fast as one can
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
scenic; beautiful; picturesque
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
freely; right and left; as one pleases
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
detour; circumvention; turning movement
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
way out; means to escape; escape route
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
atmosphere; air; magnanimity; generosity
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
inside; interior; inner part