fortunately; luckily; thankfully
half-roasted; half-baked; rare
Holy City (e.g. Jerusalem, Mecca)
coins (playing card suit)
iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings
ignorant of the ways of the world
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
savage (barbaric) land; backward region; undeveloped area
to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
particularly; only; in the case of
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
to play a leading role; to play a central part
in use; occupied (e.g. toilet); engaged
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
calamity; disaster; great misfortune; grand climacteric
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
practical; useful; utilitarian; pragmatic
trying out a new sword or blade (originally on someone, but now on soaked straw targets)
grazing; touching lightly; squeezing (someone for money); percentage; kickback
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
to find out; to discover; to detect
origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit
gills; branchia; angle of the mandible; gonial angle