counter for scraps, fragments, petals, etc.
to shout (in anger); to yell
direction of movement (motion); direction of travel (esp. train)
high; noble; refined; advanced
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
fresco (technique of blending wet plaster with water-based paint); (laboratory) flask
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
on the street; around town; the world; the public
failing mark (e.g. in exam)
fish of the genus Rhinogobius; dusky tripletooth goby (Tridentiger obscurus); common freshwater goby (Gymnogobius urotaenia); Japanese fluvial sculpin (fish, Cottus pollux)
king; monarch; ruler; champion
Imperial Guard (Meiji); personal guard
kingfisher (esp. the common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis); jade (gem); beautiful lustrous colour similar to that of the kingfisher's feathers
reigning; controlling; dictating
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
grazed skin; abraded skin; bare surface of a mountain; nakedness; nudity
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
tightly; exactly; precisely; close-fitting (e.g. suit); firm (body); lean
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
older sister; elder sister
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
soft, coaxing voice; wheedling voice; ingratiating voice
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
to coil around (of a child or animal); to grab (usu. out of playfulness or affection); to cling
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
breaking the front line; frontal breakthrough
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
pleonasm; redundancy; tautology; kanji compound in which the same character is repeated
shot (in films); shot (of alcohol); hitting a ball (e.g. in tennis); shoot (in basketball)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific