-less; lacking; non-existing
technical score (in figure skating, etc.)
nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)
brief moment; blink of an eye (time span)
to burn to a crisp; to scorch
star (cinema, sports, etc.); celebrity; star symbol; asterisk; (celestial) star
making (a new suit, dress, etc.); having (something) made; buying new; new tune; new melody; new composition
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
to be harmful to; to hinder; to interfere with; to irritate
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
each and every one of them; every last one of them; all a bunch of
to refuse to compromise (on quality, etc.); to be fastidious about doing things the right way through to the end
unskilled; awkward; bad; clumsy; poor
hey; hello; wow; oh; oomph; heave-ho
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
ups and downs; bobbing up and down; rising and falling; ebbing and flowing
interception (email); wiretap; bug
court noble; nobility; Imperial Court
(feeling of) identification; sense of unity
assault; violence; damaging (someone)
double meaning; two meanings; amphibolous
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
for work; for manufacturing
to sweep clean; to brush clean
real experience; actual observations
to search (esp. a home in a police search)
high ground; plateau; heights
unsettled; pending; unresolved
to sweep; to brush; to clean; to gather silkworms