to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
mirror surface; lens surface
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
tipsy; pleasantly drunk; mellow; entranced; enchanted; captivated
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
both hands; both arms; ten
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
to be needed; to be wanted
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
operation; functioning; running
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
murder; killing; murderer
that's the way it is; such is life
how; in what way; how about
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
messenger; envoy; emissary
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
founder of a religious sect
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of