faint, ironic or bittersweet smile
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde; forward (player)
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
covert action; covert operations
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
to give up on; to turn one's back on; to abandon; to forsake; to desert; to leave
to worry; to fret; to get anxious
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
picking; collecting; harvesting; extraction
periodic inspection; regular inspection
putting together (e.g. opinions); gathering; collecting; aggregating; summarizing; integrating
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
influence; effect; impact
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
atonement; the Atonement (of Jesus Christ)
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
attaching (documents, etc.); appending; affixing
portrait photo; mug shot; face shot; photograph of a person's face
(in) the air; midair; sky
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
to pass by; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it; to go too far
to grow taller (of people)
moonlight; moon; moonbeams
to rain incessantly; to downpour
Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii)
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
terrible; terrifying; dreadful; astonishing; astounding; staggering