opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; point of view; viewpoint
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
opinion; point of view; visual point
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to carry around; to carry on one's person
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
perfect; complete; flawless
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
to subsist; to keep on living
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to become misty; to become hazy
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes