skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
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)
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
reality; actuality; hard fact
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
in this way; thus; such; uh...
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
valuable article; valuables
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
on the occasion of; at the time of
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
being adopted into the family of one's bride