shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
to get slightly dirty (all over)
arm; skill; efforts; ability
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
spurt of blood (from one's victim)
red and white; colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors); two teams; two groups; Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)
spots; speckles; mottles; speckled; spotted
to dye; to colour; to color
while; during; while; although; all; both
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
to take someone's life; to kill someone
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
calm; composed; cool; quiet
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
compassionate; merciful; benevolent; charitable; humane
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
superscription (on a letter, parcel, etc.); address; overwriting (data, file, etc.)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create