victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
equally (well); as ... as; no less ... than ...; evenly matched; well-matched
crocodile; alligator; (arch.) shark
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
pigment; coloring; colouring; colorant; colourant
to be silent; to say nothing
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
to bend over in the shape of the hiragana character ku; to bend forward from the waist to form a chevron shape
to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
with a whizzing sound; with a whistling sound; sound of something whizzing by
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
front; frontage; facade; main
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)
looking into distance; watchtower; distant view
to project; to show (on a screen); to portray; to depict; to reflect (the times, mood, etc.)
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
kurin; nine vertically stacked rings on a pagoda finial