cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
in one's own way or style
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
hills and fields; countryside
one thin flat object; one sheet
note (letter) left behind; will
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
to strike (with a stick, whip, etc.); to hit; to punch; to go to (a place to eat, drink, etc.)
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to choke; to have trouble breathing
war; battle; match; game; competition
loss; defeat; counter for losses
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
even though; despite; when
safety; welfare; well-being
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
spirit of a dead person; ghost; departed soul
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)