which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
unable to leave the work at hand; right in the middle of something; tied up; busy
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
behind; in the rear; in back
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
tip of an ear (of wheat, etc.); tip (of a brush, spear, etc.); point; spearhead
so; like this; in this way
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
these guys; these fellows
regulars; regular soldiers
to polish up; to shine up
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
to jump from one thing to another
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to shake; to jolt; to rock; to swing
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to jar; to creak; to grate
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device