professional killer; hit man
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
to approach; to draw near
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
(with a) thump; (hanging) straight down
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
closing one's eyes; passing away; dying peacefully
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
mole; lentigo; beauty spot
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
anciently; formerly; old times; a long time ago
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
suddenly; all of a sudden
to forget completely; to leave behind
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for