weakening; emaciation; decline
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
scabbard; sheath; cap (on a brush, pen, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
to face each other; to be opposite one another; to be in opposition; to conflict
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
wrinkled; full of wrinkles
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
(another's) daughter; young lady
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
one bow; one salute; one greeting
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to surge; to well up; to gush out
to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
to assemble (in a hall); to meet together (in a room)
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
stealthily; secretly; in secret
whispering into a person's ear
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
garden plant; garden tree; potted plant
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
(cutting down) one after another; left and right; in quick succession; flapping (of a large bird's wings)
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
educational institution; school; academy; campus
school building; schoolhouse
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows