recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back
established fact; fait accompli
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up; to dampen
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
assortment (of food); assorted dishes; combination platter
borscht (Eastern European and Russian soup, usu. made with beets); borsch
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
guide; tour guide; conductor; guidebook
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
vindictive; tenacious; persistent; spiteful; vengeful
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
undisputed; entirely; perfect
solely; entirely; only; or
wrapping cloth; cloth wrapper
relatively quickly (esp. actions); quite suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
one's emotional state; one's mood; human interest; kindness; simple-heartedness
needle-point holder (in ikebana); frog
defense capability; defence capability
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation
reasons; circumstances; significance; hindrance; obstruction; interference
torture to death; torment to death
to serve; to work for; to attend
to knock down; to tear down; to crush (e.g. enemy); to throw into confusion; to refute; to pick apart
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
high-pitched tone; soprano
closing; shutting; firmness; tightness; discipline
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser