reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
sludge; slime; chemical ooze
river; stream; River; the ... river
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
open air; outdoors; outside
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to trample; to crush underfoot
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
length of a blade (sword, knife, etc.); walking on the edge of a sword
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to pattern after; to liken to; to imitate
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to recall; to remember; to recollect
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
older sister; elder sister
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to be needed; to be wanted
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)