contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
decorative curtain hung from the ceiling; tent; pavilion; marquee
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
stock-farming; livestock farming; cattle breeding
to boast; to brag; to talk big
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
running about; making every effort (to do); busying oneself (with); being busily engaged (in); good offices; efforts
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
mortgage; security; hypothec; pledge
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
to see; to look; to watch; to try to ...
fur; skin; pelt; kanji "fur" radical
loose (of clothing); baggy; flabby; saggy; sloshing; slopping
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
faint; indistinct; dim; vague; subtle; delicate
feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize (someone); unconcerned air; indifference; nonchalance
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to boil up; to seethe; to get excited; to be in an uproar