ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
shout of abuse; jeers; boos
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)
moisturizing; maintenance of humidity
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
affection; love; fondness; tenderness
fragment; small piece; scrap; shred (e.g. of emotion); trace; bit
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
to stimulate one's appetite; to whet one's appetite
to scoop; to ladle out; to trip up (e.g. someone's legs)
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)