smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
epidermis; cuticle; bark; epidermis; facade
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
filth (esp. excrement, feces, urine); muck; waste; garbage; dirt; dust
long sword; minute hand (of a clock)
according to plan; as planned
middle guard; halfback (e.g. football); center forward (e.g. volleyball); centre forward
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
a head (e.g. taller or shorter); noticeable difference (in competitors' results)
to rise gradually; to rise slowly; to come up from below the stage (by being lifted up on the stage elevator)
to cut up; to split open; to rip to pieces; to tear to pieces
full view; total picture; whole story; full particulars; all the details
account; history; notice; note; Kojiki (earliest historical record of Japan, compiled in 712 CE); Records of Ancient Matters
town; city; municipal; urban
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
nonchalantly; without a care
to brave a danger; to take a risk
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
internal (e.g. mechanism, feature); built-in; equipped (with)
incremental; step-by-step; gradual; stepwise
food; food products; foodstuffs
to deceive; to blind the eyes of
accumulation; accumulate; store
toxin; poisonous substance
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
murder; homicide; manslaughter
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
pleasant memory to take to the afterlife; good memory; something that makes one feel one can die in peace
to affect; to impact; to influence
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries
to fight (with); to cross swords; to compete (with); to argue (with); to have an argument; to have a dispute
polite; courteous; hospitable; careful; handled with great care; treated with attention
canonization; establishment of sainthood