foreign matter; impurities
to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.); to clear up
tie-dye; tie-dyeing; aperture (e.g. camera, iris of the eye); aperture stop; contraction; squeezing
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
muddiness; murkiness; impurity; Japanese voiced consonant mark; unrefined sake
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
good quality; fine quality; superior quality; high quality
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
insight; power of observation
to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front
fee-charging; paid; not free; toll road
This isn't over; I will get my revenge
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
damp; moist (negative nuance)
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
beyond this point; from now on; after this
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable