leader; chief; head; (another person's) head
to shout; to cry (out); to yell; to scream; to clamour
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
highest grade; finest quality; top class; superlative (degree)
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
deep dish; dish with a high rim; tureen
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
large-breed dog; large dog
all-time high (price, in trading); record high; new high
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student; behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better
one four-of-a-kind and one three-of-a-kind in a dealt hand; three and a four (in dice games)
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
existence; being; life; survival
same kind; same sort; same species; same race; homogeneity
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; being in close proximity; being adjacent
the five elements (in Chinese philosophy: wood, fire, earth, metal and water); the five phases; five practices of the Bodhisattvas; the five pillars of Islam
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
water system; river system; drainage system
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
presumption; assumption; estimation
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
accidental; incidental; occasional; casual
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
to count up; to enumerate
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
to get late; to advance; to wear on
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
things at hand; personal belongings
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp