to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
dynamic visual acuity; DVA; kinetic vision; ability to identify objects in motion
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
automatic; intransitive verb
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
(giving) instruction; initiation
one's post; place of work; workplace
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
cotton candy; fairy floss; candy floss
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
immediately; right away; on the spot
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to pluck; to pick; to tear
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
imitative sound (in film, theatre, etc.); sound effect
with a flash; brightly; dazzlingly; sparklingly; brilliantly
posing; modeling; modelling
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
attribute; property; context; character class, type, fetish, etc.
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
powerless; helpless; incompetent
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble