undesirable friend; bad company; bad companion; partner-in-crime (i.e. good friend); close friend; buddy
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
poisonous; venomous; hateful; detestable; gaudy; garish
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to taste; to try (food or drink)
to go along; to walk along; to follow
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
person who is ...; thing that is ...
calm; composed; cool; quiet
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
slip of the tongue; misstatement; verbal slip-up
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
to guffaw; to roar with laughter; to laugh heartily
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
(getting) late; about time; good time (for doing something); good timing
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
to see through; to see the true nature of something
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression