scabbard; sheath; cap (on a brush, pen, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
thicket; bush; coppice; brushwood
to make out with; to make cozy with (cosy); to do at one's own discretion
clearly (standing out); distinctly; sharply; boldly; in sharp relief
while moving; on the move
extension; elongation; (total) length; extension (e.g. of one's work); continuation; extension (of a line segment); extension (property of occupying space)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
very young; little; childish; immature
sense of duty (obligation)
and then; and so; and; so then
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
to have an acute sense of smell; to have a good nose (for bargains, something amiss, etc.); to have a keen nose; to have an ability to quickly uncover things
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
close; intimate; on good terms
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
frame (physical structure); framework; framework (of a plan, system, etc.); structure; outline
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
they; those guys; those fellows
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
conflicting (opposite, contrasting) opinion; antagonistic view
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
preservation; retainment; keeping