fly (any insect of infraorder Muscomorpha); person of no worth; pisher; scrub
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
different school (e.g. of ikebana)
filth (esp. excrement, feces, urine); muck; waste; garbage; dirt; dust
to play a leading role; to play a central part
column; shaft; cylinder; round pillar (esp. in buildings)
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
a little late; somewhat late; latish; a little slow; somewhat slow
leftovers (esp. food); remnants
to make one's rounds; to patrol
clear insight; resignation (to one's fate); acceptance
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable
(regular) route; fixed route; specified route; suggested route
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)
to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; rice ball
riding (on horseback); mounting (a horse)
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
to bedaub (with paint); to besmear; to paint heavily; to spread thickly
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
playing in the mud; playing with mud
here and there; in places
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
to open wide (doors, windows, etc.); to fling open