particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
laminating; lamination layer
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to make a success in life
generation; the world; the age
to become unrestrained and go to excess; to lose all restraint; to lose one's tension and become relaxed; to let go; to become disorderly; to be scattered
sympathy; empathy; response
to look away; to avert one's eyes
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
inscription; epitaph; (manufacturer's) engraved signature; motto; maxim
"gentleman" who escorts a woman home, only to make a pass at her
to have a smattering knowledge of
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to devour; to bite to death
to accord someone every courtesy
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
stopper; cork; plug; tap; faucet; stopcock
cache; place to hide something
one's living; one's livelihood
constant; invariable; chronic; everlasting
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
both; both sides; both parties
training performed by an attacker and a defender, involving intentional openings
to drain dry; to dry out; to scorch
clotted blood; gore; sticky clots of blood
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
somewhere (very vague); someplace (very vague)
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
acquaintance; relation; affinity; reason
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn