police officer; policeman; constable
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
tendency; trend; inclination
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
drop-by-drop; dripping; dribbling; loosely (hanging); limply
sauce (esp. soy or mirin-based dipping sauce); hanging; something hanging (flap, lappet, etc.); (kendo) loin guard; kanji radical enclosing the top-left corner of a character; -ass
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
to arrange (one's) shoes (e.g. in a genkan)
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
emphasizes direct object of action
severe punishment; rigorous measures
a cut above the rest; superior; one field; one matter; suitably; reasonably
to have (a) potential for ...; to have it in one to do
outstanding talent; person of exceptional talent; gifted person
trivial; not amounting to much
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
base; mean; vulgar; despicable; low
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
triumphant (over a mediocre achievement); boastful; (lit.) as if one had grabbed a demon by the neck
qualifications of candidacy for an examination
revelation; manifestation; appearance; expression (e.g. in molecular biology; protein expression or gene expression)
official certification; official approval; certification examination; licensing examination; hypothesis testing
passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)
in history; ever; historical
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
elementary; basic; rudimentary
mixed race; mixed parentage
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
to rustle; to sway; to stir; to flutter
to boil; to seethe; to be oppressed by heat
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening