smooth (skin, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to attack; to assault; to assail
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
erasure; denial; obliteration; ignoring (an opinion)
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
occupation (e.g. of territory); exclusive possession
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective); feint
jaws of death; dangerous place; (lit.) tiger's den
to cease; to stop; to be over
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to be deaf; to not be able to hear
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
being buried; remaining unknown; being forgotten; being absorbed (e.g. in research); being immersed
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
beyond that point; after that
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit