pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
and yet; though; when; in spite of
threat; intimidation; menace
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colored; honey-coloured
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb
ten (long cylindrical things)
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
sorrow; grief; anguish; anxiety; worry; trouble
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
ray (of light); beam; light
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
freely; right and left; as one pleases
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
following; pursuing; tracking; shadowing; tailing; chasing
shooting from the hip; starting something without sufficient preparation; acting on a vague estimate (of the situation)
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
intercept; interception; counter-attack
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
vague; obscure; vast; boundless
car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto
short distance; close range
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
much; remarkably; not at all (with neg. verb); quickly and vigorously; unhesitatingly
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
recall (esp. of an envoy or an ambassador); calling someone back; summons (home)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
hypodermic needle; injection needle
(archeological) remains; ruins; relics
stronghold; citadel; base (of operations); headquarters