to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
mistress; kept woman; (lit.) No. 2
more than usual (usu. time)
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
in traveling, a companion; in life, sympathy
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling
dwelling; house; residence; address
favorite; favourite; habitually used
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait
national costume; folk costume; native dress; traditional dress
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
conformity; alignment; tuning; same tone; same pitch
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
wildcat (European wildcat, Iriomote cat, Tsushima cat, etc.); wild cat; stray cat
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
to strike someone a blow; to bring down (a stick on someone's head)
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
unique; original; individual; unusual
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
characteristic (of); peculiar (to); inherent (in); eigen-
reigning (over a country); dominating; controlling; dictating
wearing one's hair in braids
pulverization; pulverisation; reducing to pieces; crushing; smashing
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
pause; interval; distance; range; suitable time; appropriate opportunity
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
middle-distance (races); intermediate-range (missile)
war; battle; match; game; competition
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
extremely important; essential; vital; crucial
losing everything; suffering a total loss; coming to nothing; (lit.) having lost the interest and the principal
notification; pre-1886 administrative order