to straighten oneself; to straighten one's clothes and one's posture; to adopt a more serious attitude
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
stairs; stairway; staircase
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
storehouse; warehouse; godown
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
but; however; provided that
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
paints; painting material
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
clever; shrewd; canny; smart; quick; prompt
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
delegation of authority (power); devolution; empowerment
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable