kitchen table; kitchen counter; working surface
kitchen knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
leaving something as it is (after taking it out or turning it on)
landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household
slowly and quietly; smoothly
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
good-quality; superior in quality
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
light from outside; natural light
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
invitation; introduction; temptation
to be completely weakened; to be utterly exhausted; to be worn out; to be completely at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be greatly annoyed (by)
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
apron (waist-down); waist apron
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
to become brilliant; to become cheerful
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
parenthood; parent or someone with children on the way (esp. an expecting mother); (of a fish) containing roe (eggs)
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
suddenly; abruptly; slowly; without haste; calmly
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
to jump back; to leap back; to jump aside; to jump out of the way
flash (of light); glint; swift strike; quick decisive move
to cut down (grass, etc.; by swinging a sickle, scythe, etc.); to mow
saber (cavalry sword); sabre