unknown; unidentified; unspecified
(playing) a game of go, shogi or chess, etc.
it's probably so; it stands to reason
to pull tight; to brace; to tighten
to be worn down; to be reduced
engagement; business; affair; use; need
on the occasion of; at the time of
tape transcription; transcribing from recorded tape; audio-typing
one's seniors and juniors; seniority-based hierarchy
last resort; desperate measure taken under pressure of necessity
being in love with each other
Swords and Firearms Control Law (1958)
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
to foreshadow; to drop a hint (of things to come); to take precautionary measures; to make contingency plans
maneuver to return a sword to its scabbard
lack of knowledge or understanding
if so; in that case; in that situation
credit roll (at the end of a film or TV show); closing credits; end credits
new ground (science, art, etc.); new front; new scope; frontier
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
at a loss for words; stumped for words
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
erotic novel; amorous novel; pornographic novel
love scene; bedroom scene; sex scene
stroke of the brush; touch; literary style
explosion; rupture; break off
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
half-dead; state of uncertainty; limbo; leaving unfinished with the intention of inflicting suffering
to become famous; to go out into the world; to make one's way in the world; to appear
ethics; ethical viewpoint; moral value; sense of duty; sense of ethics
betrayal; defection; treachery; apostasy
dry; dry (tone, humour, etc.); unemotional; dry (of alcohol)
creative work (e.g. artistic, literary)
to be harvested; to be reaped; to be yielded; to be able to harvest; to be able to reap; to be able to yield