soldier; combatant; warrior
recollection; reminiscence
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
as necessary; if necessary; as the need arises; as occasion demands; where appropriate
phantom; vision; illusion
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
pictorial book; picture book; illustrated reference book; identification manual; field guide
pottery; earthenware; ceramics; (soft-paste) porcelain; china
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to send; to direct; to dispatch (person, car, etc.); to direct (attention); to turn (spotlight, etc. on)
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
for a while; for some time; for a period
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing
to look old; to become time-worn; to become worn out; to become old and grubby; to become musty
iridescent colour; equivocal (reply, statement, etc.); ambiguous; vague
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
to choose (and take); to select; to pick (out)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
one; same (mind, path, etc.)
nictitation; winking; palpebration; (arch.) moment; (arch.) instant; (arch.) second
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
pat; tap; pop; crack; cutesy suffix applied to names
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
rustling of leaves; rustling of grass
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to use (the same thing) for multiple purposes; to reuse; to work (someone) hard; to order around
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
delicate technique (in sumo, judo, etc.); little trick; subtle maneuver
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
process; course; mechanism
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
magic bullet; magic bullets
stone (used for throwing)
to hit (someone); to strike; to make (a speech); to give (an address); to gamble