to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
to relax one's efforts; to let up; to let one's guard down
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
shortage of capital; lack of funds; cash flow problem
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
scabbard; sheath; cap (on a brush, pen, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to put (into); to put away (in); to pay (fees, taxes, etc.); to deliver; to accept (a gift or money); to keep (within a limit); to offer (to a shrine, deity, etc.)
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to collapse; to flop (onto)
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
muddy; covered with mud; mud-caked
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to pull out; to draw out; to pick out; to take (a sample); to steal (the contents of something); to pilfer
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
objet d'art; item of artwork; object; curio
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
to humiliate; to disgrace; to put to shame; to violate; to (sexually) assault; to rape
discovery; detection; finding
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
sharpshooting; shooting; sniping; setting a goal and carrying it out
rational; reasonable; logical
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
contempt; scorn; disdain; despising; looking down on; slighting