tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
quarrel; dispute; argument
preface; introduction; preamble
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
exclamation used to scold practitioners (in Zen); scolding or threatening with a shout
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
professional killer; hit man
murder; homicide; manslaughter
(advance) notice; preliminary announcement; warning; trailer (for a film, TV show, etc.)
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
bright (weather, mood, voice, etc.); clear; fine; beautiful; glorious; splendid
sunlight; rays of the Sun
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
whim; caprice; vagary; eccentricity
black spot; black dot; bull's-eye; middle dot; interpunct
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
4th day of the month; four days
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
supply; provision; raising; procurement
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth