to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to throw; to toss; to fling; to abandon (one's work); to give up; to lay aside
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
one (small animal); two-tan bolt of cloth
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
to give no leeway; to press (for an answer, etc.); to shower (questions on someone)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
to repeat; to do over again
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
other side; opposite side; other party
to knock down; to knock out
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall
item; must-have; must-have item; (inventory) item; pick-up
treasure; precious article; picture of a treasure ship; money; cash
Momotarō (Japanese folk tale and popular hero)
extermination; elimination; renouncing worldly desires (in order to concentrate on Buddhist teachings); curing (an illness)
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
bang on the money; spot on; right answer