vocal sound; tone of voice
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
pretending not to recognize (recognise); feigned ignorance
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
one by one; one each; one at a time
surplus; remainder; residue; margin; balance
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
inseparable friend; sworn friend
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
anything and everything; just about everything
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
cold (attitude); indifferent; unsympathetic; aloof
to take off one's glasses
inner canthus; inner corner of the eye
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
passing through without stopping; passing by
to breathe while sleeping
critical moment; do-or-die situation
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)