ability; performance; efficiency
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
armor and helmet (armour)
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
Canidae (family containing domestic dogs, wolves, foxes, etc.)
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
(period of) a year; during an era
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
method; process; manner; way; means; technique