to grimace; to make a wry face
divine sword (one of the three sacred treasures)
elastic; flexible; telescoping; expandable; retractable; extensible
to weave into; to interweave; to be incorporated in; to be factored in
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
bitter tears; (lit.) tears of blood
nobleman's illegitimate child; product (of e.g. war); offspring; aftermath
composition; synthesis; composite photo; (function) composition
to multiply; to crossbreed; to cross-breed; to mix (e.g. paint colours)
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
regarding highly; attaching importance to
failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop
human experiment; human experimentation; experiment on a living person
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
to be thrilled; to be excited
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
state ceremony; laborious; troublesome; irksome
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
fingering an object (in killing time); amusing oneself; diversion; gambling
so what!; who gives a damn?
to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best
to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)
clean sweep; killing several with one sword sweep
combo (esp. a small jazz group); combination; set; combo (set of actions performed in sequence)
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
chess problem; composed shogi problem
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
tidal hour; right time; favourable opportunity (favorable)
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down