one's possessions; ownership
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
pale; pallid; bluish-white
to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
reduction by half; halving
to incur someone's enmity
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
to shut in; to confine; to contain
highest grade; superlative degree
riskiness; (level of) danger
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
reinforcement; strengthening
circulation; rotation; cycle; loop
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to fall into disgrace with; to incur someone's displeasure
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
without hesitation; without a qualm; at the drop of a hat
underground; subterranean
to bury; to embed; to implant
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
exactly as stated; verbatim
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; deterioration; degeneration; transmutation
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
to crumble away; to collapse
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream
mysterious presence; mysterious atmosphere; aura of mystery