thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
how many years; how long; what year
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
very bad condition; awful state; night-soil reservoir dug in a field; night-soil pot; earthenware vessel; earthen urn
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
to amuse oneself; to make merry
losing easily; being trounced; being beaten hands down
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
line; queue; procession; matrix
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
pocket tissue; small package of tissues
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
in a positive sense of the word; in the best sense of the word; in a good way
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
reality; actuality; hard fact
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
waiting time; latency; standby time (e.g. cellular phones); queueing time
how many people; a number of people
the same generation; coeval
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb