maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
with a bang; with a crash; with a bump; suddenly (fall); sharply
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
kitchen; cookhouse; (ship's) galley
kamado; traditional Japanese wood or charcoal-fueled cook stove
to provide; to arrange; to install
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
to dry up completely; to become stale
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing