shape; appearance; collateral; obverse of an old "zeni" coin
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
to miss a chance; to fail to do
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
cutlet (usu. crumbed and fried)
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
wearing a sword; being armed with a sword; sword
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
cherry blossom (colour, color)
thick (esp. paper, cloth)
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
men's language; male language
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
difference in elevation (between two points in a body of water); head; drop (e.g. of a waterfall); difference; gap
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
only recently; just of late
clicking; clopping; clacking
place to look (esp. when averting one's eyes)
refined; elegant; graceful; classic
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
secretary-general; director-general; executive director; executive secretary
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings
carrying voice; well-projected voice