key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative
acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)
anything; whatever; whatever one likes
exactly the same; identical; exact; perfect
threat; menace; coercion; blackmail
charisma (i.e. attractiveness, charm); charisma (i.e. divinely conferred power or talent); charism; charismatic person; someone famous (usu. for their talent); celebrity
to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
derailment; digression; deviation
flawless; absolute perfection
work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
full of openings; half empty; (cutting) sharply; cleanly; (arch.) (progressing) smoothly
crispy; crunchy; tearing; ripping; spirited; energetic
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
sleeping late in the morning; sleeping in; lie-in; late riser; person who is bad at getting up in the morning
swimming in the ocean; sea bathing; seawater bath; going for a dip in the ocean
car; vehicle; van; (train) car; carriage
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
imagination; supposition; virtual; potential (enemy)
nonsense; (having) terrible taste; unstylish
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
keen eye; sharp eye; keen insight; keen perception
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
guarantee; security; assurance; warranty
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing