to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
father; dad; husband; you; he
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
to watch over; to watch attentively
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
type O blood; blood group O
thin washer on either side of the guard (tsuba) of a sword; (up to) the hilt; wits' end
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
himself; yourself; herself
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
neutrality (incl. chemical, electrical, etc.); indifference; sexlessness; androgyny; neuter gender
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
completely black; black from top to bottom; black from head to toe
colour; color; hue; tints
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
expression; presentation; representation; notation
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
don't do anything rash!; keep composed!
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)