remote control; remote operation
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
speech; expression; wording; language
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
menial; meanness; servility; abject
disagreeable; unpleasant; off-putting; disconcerting
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
(in) his way; peculiar to him
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
the rise of the curtain; opening (of play); beginning (e.g. of an era); opening (festival, event, etc.)
-less; lacking; non-existing
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
to become possible; to become able to (do)
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
rocky area; rocky tract; rocky stretch (of a climb); wall (of rock)
to pick up; to find; to gather
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
troubled face; worried expression
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
killing two birds with one stone