delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
hardening; fortifying; pledge; vow; defense; defence
feeling startled; getting a shock; prank; practical joke
bowl of rice with food on top
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
reason; logic; method; system; order
all right; very well; okay; I got it
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; spotting (in weight training)
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
deep place; depths; depth; profundity
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
stylish; smart; with a crack; crisply (e.g. fried, starched); tearing off; ripping off
accent (on a syllable, word); stress; intonation; inflection; (language) accent (e.g. American, British); accent (e.g. in a design)
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
to share (someone's) good luck; to follow (someone's) example; to enjoy the same benefits (of someone or something); to be named after
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
business use; commercial use; professional use; industrial use
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
calculating; mercenary; selfish; self-interested
very interesting; of great interest
well; in good health; safe; free from accident
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
to cause a person trouble
street at night; making a night journey
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to drain; to flow (unobstructed); to sell well; to be in good demand; to exit the stage; to remove (a prop) from the stage