long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument)
consequently; as a result
barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house
right of control; supremacy; sovereignty
to have one's fun spoiled; to have one's enthusiasm dampened
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
charge-free; free of charge
mental derangement; madness; insanity
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best
being elected; winning a prize (in a lottery, raffle, etc.); being selected (for a prize, etc.)
to raid; to storm; to launch an attack (on); to mount an assault (on)
common sense; general knowledge; common knowledge
description; account; delineation; (a) predicative; predication
several weeks; a few weeks
native people; aboriginal; indigenous people
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
to connect; to correlate; to associate; to relate; to link
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
one's own strength and skill alone (without money, connections, etc); nothing to rely on but oneself; (being) self-made
shukuchi (rapid movement techniques); shortening distances
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
treadmill (esp. for home use)
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
blunt (e.g. sword); dull; lazy; cowardly; good for nothing
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
swinging back; aftershock; backlash
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
releasing on parole; conditional release
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet