obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
headfirst slide; head-first sliding
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
counter-current; adverse tide; regurgitation (of blood)
just because; even if; even though
invisibly; secretly; privately
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
ground glass; frosted glass
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
at regular intervals; evenly spaced
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
classical elegance; antiquity
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet