change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
tips of one's hair; hair ends
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
rate; ratio; percentage; commission; poundage; percentage
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
Inari shrine; shrine dedicated to Inari
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
punishment (of children); spanking; smacking; criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)
pose; pose; posturing; pause; rest
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
no, not like that (but like this)
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
dropping out of school; withdrawal from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
shapeshifting (of an animal or spirit); goblin; incarnation; transformation
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
prison; jail; gaol; penitentiary
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
please (give me); please (do for me)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
to refuse; to reject; to repel; to repulse; to make (someone) leave; to send away
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause