blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
slope; inclination; tendency; trend; slope (of a linear function)
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
starvation; famine; hunger
to change into; to convert to; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
receiving an electric shock
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
round shape; circle; circular form
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
metallic sound; metallic clank
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
karaoke box; club with individual rooms that can be rented with karaoke machines
on the occasion of; at the time of
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to burn to a crisp; to scorch
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
clanging; empty; deserted
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
to run into (room, building, etc.); to go for long training runs
gaudy; showy; garish; loud
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
group; bunch; crowd; group
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed