chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
to make (someone) realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home (to someone); to teach (someone) a lesson
accelerated; accelerating; gathering speed; exponentially increasing
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to respond; to answer; to accept (an invitation, offer, etc.); to comply with (a request, etc.); to suit; to match
to squeeze (to the utmost); to wring out; to squeeze (money) out of someone; to wring (money) from; to scold; to criticize severely; to train ruthlessly
to hold firmly in one's mouth; to clamp down on with one's teeth; to bring (a man) in (for sexual purposes); to lure in
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
dull sound; muffled sound
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to overflow from something full
to be offended; to get angry; to be stuffy; to be stifling; firmly (shutting one's mouth)
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
focus; focal point; focus (of attention, a discussion, etc.); point at issue; focus
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
the front; honest; upright; decent
to lean against; to set against
to shed light; to cast light
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
to stay calm; to keep cool
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
king; monarch; ruler; champion
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other