to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
show; exhibition; spectacle
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to be arranged (flowers, etc.); to be on display; to be buried
to get cracked; to develop a crack; to be fissured
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
low-ranking soldier; graduation; moving on (from); outgrowing (something); low-ranking samurai (1870-1872); death (of a noble, etc.)
school; proof (of a book, document, etc.); counter for proofs
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
cheap article; poor quality article
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
herculean strength; mountain carrier-guide
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
to hold a grudge; to hold something against somebody
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
risky; dangerous; insecure
to shake off; to throw off
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
to bring; to take; to bring about
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
secret art; the mysteries
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing