from the beginning; from scratch
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
trunk; torso; body; body (of an aircraft); fuselage; hull (of a ship)
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
bottom; buttocks; bidet function (for anal cleansing)
cream stew; chicken and vegetable stew with bechamel sauce or fresh cream
stew (esp. Japanese cream stew)
waist; girth; measurement around waist
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
to catch the eye; to attract attention
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
concealment (esp. of wrongdoings or criminals); sheltering; harboring
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
risky; dangerous; insecure
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
drawing a sword; drawn sword
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full; at a maximum
brute force approach (esp. in a video game)
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
bravery; military prowess; valour; valor
to bow one's head; to hang one's head; to droop (e.g. ears of grain)
(one's) family; dependents; household; follower; retainer; underling
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
one-by-one; separately; in detail
quick-witted; bright; rapid thinking
central part; heart (of a city, etc.)
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
to put one's strength into
to stop walking; to pause
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
imposing stance; daunting pose
to make something one's own; to appropriate for oneself
what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like