to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
and; thereupon; because of that
wherein; therein; thereinto
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
narrow; thin (sized); slender
cutter; cutting tool; box cutter; utility knife; (tailor's) cutter; cutter (boat)
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
backing paper (for a photo, painting, etc.); mat; mount
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
handwriting; handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included