thousands; several thousand
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
to show; to bare (the teeth)
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
blasphemy; curse; profanity; sacrilege; desecration
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
to become pale; to turn pale
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
in any way; to some extent; even if only a little
to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit
means of transportation; transport service
main question; real issue at hand
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
remains; leavings; remnant; surplus
cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to wear away; to rub down; to abrade
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
to gesture to come closer; to beckon; to call; to summon
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
bipedal walking; walking on two legs
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
(fictional) fusion of human and animal; therianthrope; furry; human beast
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
upper half of the body; upper body
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)