claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
conviction; belief; confidence
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
threat; menace; coercion; blackmail
drainage; draining; pumping out (water); displacement
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
full length; total length; overall length
direct unforked road; straight path
out (of a ball; in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
great success; huge success
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
in the meanwhile; during the time
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
massage (esp. anma, a traditional form of Japanese massage); masseur; masseuse; (arch.) blind person
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
to require the care of others; to need to be looked after; to be troublesome; to be a nuisance; to be a handful
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
anonymity; using an assumed name
leak (of information); leakage (of electricity)
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
treat (esp. food and drink); entertainment; treating someone (to a meal); gorgeous dinner; feast; excellent food
shabu-shabu; hot pot dish where thinly sliced meat is boiled quickly and then dipped in sauce
sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness