woman; female; feminine gender
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
black suit; mourning clothes; black-suited staff member (e.g. in restaurant, sex establishment, etc.)
the eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
youthful; young; young-looking
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
quotient; business; merchant; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (of China; approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
managing director; president of a company (US)
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
delicate; minute; fine; detailed; subtle
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
to miss (doing); to fail (to do); to do without
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
esoteric Buddhist ritual in which incantations are chanted; magic
vajra (mystical weapon in Hinduism and Buddhism)
immortality; eternal life; undeath; undead
deliciously sweet; delectable; sweet dew sent by heaven as a sign of benevolent rule (Chinese legend); sweetened water; sweet sake; amrita; ambrosia of the gods
homa; Buddhist rite of burning wooden sticks to ask a deity for blessings
homa stick; stick on which prayers are written, then ritually burnt before an idol to ask for blessings
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
Chinese martial arts; kung fu; wushu; kenpō (martial arts); kempo
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; dry and tasteless; stale
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
to be entwined; to be involved
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance