jewel; precious stone; gem
magic tool (in fiction); magical item
raw materials; ingredient
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
section; cross section; profile
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
with a sting; with a tingle; nervously; tensely; with a rip; with a ripping sound
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
toast; congratulatory cup
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
staying for two or more nights in a row (e.g. at a hotel)
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to recall; to remember; to recollect
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)