sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
bad luck; bad fortune; evil; wickedness
low-life; sleazebag; boor; person of humble rank; humble person; peasant
nothing but; none other than
professional killer; hit man
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
in its entirety; whole; wholly
worst of the worst; despicable; extremely bad
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
to spit out; to eject; to dump
Japan; the (Japanese) empire
family; relatives; dependents; household
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
almost; roughly; approximately
door; gate; opening; title page
automatic; intransitive verb
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
(one's) master; Lord; the main thing; the majority
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
executable (e.g. executable file); capable of putting into practice
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb