raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
pure heart; naivete; innocence
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
last stand; last bastion; last stronghold; last frontier
to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off
by sheer strength; by brute force
licking one's lips; licking one's chops
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
physical examination; medical checkup; frisking; pat-down; search
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
ultimate; final; last; eventual
great laughter; burst of laughter
special; auspicious; happy; naive; innocent; good-natured
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
in contrast to ...; unlike ...; while ...; whereas ...
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
trivial; not amounting to much
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
with a crack; with a snap; firmly; sharply; precisely; properly
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of