based on; built on; made from
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
left breast; left side of the chest
number one; first; best; most; game; round
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
no!; no no!; no, not at all
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
minimum; at the very least
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
counter; counting device; (service) counter (at a bank, store, etc.); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); bar; counter-attack (in soccer); counter
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically