interior design; interior; upholstery
steel frame; steel beam; steel girder
execution by tying a victim to a post and stabbing with spears; crucifixion
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
critical moment; do-or-die situation
great difference; big difference; wide margin
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to cut the wheel; to perform a twisting backward knee trip
indiscriminately; recklessly
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
lick; bottom card of the draw pile; (arch.) tasting (a nobleman's) medicine to see if it contains poison; (arch.) medicine taster
to take advantage of someone's kindness or patience; to get carried away; to be elated; to get puffed up (with pride); to push one's luck; to get cocky
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
whatever brought that on?
to refer to; to use as reference
give-and-take; give and take
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
skill learned in one's former days; using one's experience from the past
ordinary citizen; the general public
in a positive sense of the word; in the best sense of the word; in a good way
thin washer on either side of the guard (tsuba) of a sword; (up to) the hilt; wits' end
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
hurrying (to somewhere); rushing; hastening; express (train)
preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike
spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
completely exhausted; dead tired; knackered
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity