(not) even once; (not) ever
to shoot through (a door, the heart, etc.); to go through
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
to temper thoroughly; to train well
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
paranormality; anomalous phenomenon
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
counter for long and narrow things (e.g. guns, spades, hoes, oars, ink sticks, candles, abacuses, kitchen knives, scissors, shamisen, violins); counter for palanquins, rickshaws, and similar vehicles
catch; catching; catch; shop tout; puller-in; catching (in swimming and boating); catching the water
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
done; just done; just finished
passing each other (without meeting); entering somewhere just after someone had left; coming in just as someone had gone out; inserting in the wrong order
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
drawing; painting; picture
to have (something) innate; to be born with
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
upper floor (of a building)
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis
beyond help; there's nothing that can be done
rolling (something) up by spinning it around; coiling
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
sense of urgency; feeling of high tension
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
how many nights; some nights; several nights; a number of nights
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
northern or southern lights; aurora borealis or australis
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
best regards; please take care of; please do
to put up with; to endure; to bear patiently
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair