to become good-looking; to start looking appropriate (for something)
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
stop it!; enough!; cut it out
(wet) cough; (sound of) coughing
clanging (of a bell); jangling; ding-dong; continuously; incessantly; one after another
fidelity; honour; honor; chastity (of a woman); faithfulness (e.g. to one's husband)
stock; products; stolen goods; loot; spoils
one's share; one's portion
brat; kid; urchin; little devil
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
(hair) rinse; (hair) conditioner
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
good-quality; superior in quality
to interfere; to butt in; to interrupt someone
to pass the peak (of something); to get through the most difficult part; to be over the worst (e.g. an illness); to cross a pass
call of nature; urge to urinate or defecate (esp. to defecate)
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
one's family; family member
to feel depressed; to be down
cool; stylish; awesome; sick; sweet; dope
return; relapse; recurrence
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
influence; clout; leverage
to get the hang of; to learn the secret to
removing one's hat; admiring someone greatly; "taking off one's hat" to someone
laxative; purgative; evacuant; loose bowels; diarrhea; diarrhoea
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
high salary earner; high income earner; well-paid employee; highly-paid; in the top salary bracket
promotion; raising of status
to lose heart; to be discouraged; to be exhausted; to be tired out
office hours; business hours; working hours