till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
faint; indistinct; dim; vague; subtle; delicate
to shed light; to cast light
faint; fainting; losing consciousness
to cry out in one's sleep (e.g. from having a nightmare); to moan (in anguish) in one's sleep
to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
tattoo (esp. one in a style other than traditional Japanese)
stylish; fashionable; dressing (oneself) up; dressing smartly; fashionable dresser; smartly dressed person
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
grinding; polishing; refining (a skill, knowledge, etc.); applying oneself (to study); disciplining oneself
gem; jewel; precious stone
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to rock; to shake; to swing
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
host; landlord; innkeeper
(the condition of) one's health
to harm; to hurt; to fail to do; to do amiss; to almost do; to come close to doing
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
(formal) shirt; dress shirt; business shirt; button-up shirt
to open (e.g. one's robe); to bare (e.g. one's chest); to open up (of clothing); to be exposed; (arch.) to open wide (one's legs, eyes, mouth, etc.); (arch.) to stretch
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh