rare; uncommon; unusual; rare; lightly cooked
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
confused fight; brawl; melee; scuffle; free-for-all
in accordance with; according to
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
to tingle with excitement; to be full of excitement; to be thrilled
difference; discrepancy; variation
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
skeleton (of a vertebrate, ship, building, etc.); transparency (revealing the inner workings of a device); translucency; skeleton (sport); skeleton (code)
rider (of a motorcycle, horse, etc.); biker
baptism; christening; initiation (into a society, group, etc.); baptism; one's first experience of something; baptism (by fire, etc.)
projection; protrusion; rupture (e.g. of gas); jetting out; prominence; standing out
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
to be confusing; to be different from what one is used to
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
to fill in a hole; to plug a gap (money, personnel, etc.); to make up for a deficiency; to cover a deficit
in succession; one after another
riding beast (other than a horse); cavalry beast
detour; circumvention; turning movement
ice; ice cream; ice pop; ice lolly; cold; iced (e.g. iced tea, iced coffee); ice (stimulant drug)
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
ignoring; bypassing; doing something without consultation; going over someone's head