to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
scorch; burn; burnt rice; part of ceramic glaze that has become dark or darkish-brown during firing
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante)
to be needed; to be wanted
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to mix; to stir; to blend
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
tension; mental strain; nervousness
expression; look; countenance; face
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
complexion; colour; color; blood red
circulation of the blood; apprehension
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
filleting a fish (into boneless left and right halves and a piece with the skeleton)
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations