(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
responsibility; duty; obligation
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
rather than; more ... than ...
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
innocent; childlike; guileless; free of malice; thoughtless; simple-minded
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
glass sphere; glass bead; glass marble
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
for a long time; at (great) length; lengthily; (extending) far; (stretching) out; (lying down) at full length
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
such; this sort of; like this
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
suddenly; abruptly; slowly; without haste; calmly
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
operation scar; scar from an operation
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to rise gradually; to rise slowly; to come up from below the stage (by being lifted up on the stage elevator)
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
one eye; one of one's eyes; being blind in one eye; person who is blind in one eye
Japanese chimera; mythical creature with a monkey's head, tanuki's body, tiger's limbs, and a snake tail; White's thrush (Zoothera dauma); mysterious person; person of unknown character
artificial; man-made; imitation; synthetic
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
notches; serration; indentation; notched; serrated; jagged
tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
to disappear; to vanish into thin air