to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
to peel; to skin; to pare
lattice; latticework; window bars; grid; grating
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
shellfish removed from the shell; shucked shellfish
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
cut; notch; end; conclusion
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
to ooze; to exude; to percolate; to soak through
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
eating only a little; having a small appetite
to summon; to get used to call
to be too numerous; to be too much
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
another time; some other time
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead
one eye; eye (for pictures, etc.)
survival; survivor; relic
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
prize money; monetary award; reward
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
match; game; bout; contest