consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
thought; consideration; thinking
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
treatment (medical, cosmetic, massage, etc.); carrying out (therapy, hypnosis, etc.); practicing; surgical operation; procedure
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to make an appearance; to show up
index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe
yen (currency of Japan); circle
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
blueness; greenness; tinge of blue; (vegetable) garnish
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
here and there; in places
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution
to carry around; to carry on one's person
Acheilognathus rhombeus (species of cyprinid)
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
chopped burdock root (and sometimes carrot) cooked in sugar and soy sauce
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
to mix; to stir; to blend