red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
lawless area; lawless district
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to pick out (with the fingers); to pull out; to throw out (e.g. of a bar); to drag out; to chuck out
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)
to smile (at); to grin (at)
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
fold; pleat; folds (e.g. of a mountain); crease; (hidden) detail; nuance
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of cost); freelance; one-size
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
overly optimistic; easygoing; irresponsible; naive; simple-minded
when it becomes; when it comes to
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
Japanese person; Japanese people
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
only; prostitute attached to a single member of the postwar Occupation Forces
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
indigenous person; inhabitant of a country; local; native; local lords and samurai; daimyo who did not leave his domains to meet the shogun in Kyoto (during the Muromachi period)
fluent (in a language); flowing
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
white person; Caucasian; (arch.) beginner; (arch.) amateur; (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
chestnut-color; chestnut-colour
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean