predation; eating prey; preying upon
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
too (much); overly; excessively
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
pull; patronage; tug; room to move the camera back; drawing back; pulling back
common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
we'll cross that bridge when we get there; we'll think about it when the time comes
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project
common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to keep standing; to stand motionless
two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
slash (punctuation mark); slash; slit
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
pale; pallid; bluish-white
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise
to be confused; to be baffled; to be dumbfounded; to be bewildered; (lit.) to be bewitched by a fox
being raised in the mountains; person raised in the mountains
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to hit (e.g. with a car); to knock down; to reject; to eliminate; to refuse (e.g. a request); to deny; to flip
completely; all the way; altogether; bodily
thereupon; shortly thereafter
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
briskly; quickly; promptly
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)