bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
scuttling (to escape in a panic, in shame, etc.); scurrying; scrambling
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
reference; bibliographical reference; consultation; browsing (e.g. when selecting a file to upload on a computer); checking out
friend; affection (for siblings)
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
young person; youth; young
half; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
long military service; having experienced many battles
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
tell (Middle-Eastern archaeological mound)
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to torment; to harass; to tease
great man; great god; hero; big man
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
restoration (to original state or location); reconstruction; reversion
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
older sister and younger brother
to part from; to part company with; to split with; to break off relations with
preference; priority; precedence
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
tea-drinking companion; crony; buddy; spouse married late in life for companionship
bearded face; unshaven face; hairy face
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
exception; supernumerary; extra (e.g. performance, item, object, etc.); additional; outsize