wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while
to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better
to polish up (on); to refine; to hone; to polish (by rubbing)
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
relaxing; remitting; slackening
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
right above; just above; directly above; directly overhead
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
what kind of thing; anything (else); nothing (but)
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
drill; gimlet; awl; auger
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
indescribable; exquisite; inexpressible; indefinable
the real pleasure (of something); the real thrill; flavour of ghee; (fig.) delicious taste; Buddha's gracious teachings
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
place where one works; construction site; working area
pride; dignity; self-worth
expert; professional; master; woman in the nightlife business; demimondaine; geisha and prostitutes
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
a puff; a smoke; (short) rest; break; one dose (of medicine or poison); (brief) lull
to be benumbed (e.g. with cold); to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
to dry up; to shrivel (up); to go (completely) dry; to wither (of talents, feelings, etc.); to become desiccated (e.g. of ideas)
briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
such; like that; in that way
stabbing to death; putting out
strangling (to death); strangulation
killing by poisoning; killing with poison; poisoning (to death)
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
technique; art; skill; move
dirty things (dishes, laundry, etc.)