brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
manufacture; production; production (of a film, play, TV show, etc.)
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
prediction; prophecy; prognostication; (religious) prophecy
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to become sullen; to sulk; to get angry; to peel (off); to come off
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
service; ministry; attendance; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free
immediately; at once; instantly
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
trying out a new sword or blade (originally on someone, but now on soaked straw targets)
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
anything and everything; just about everything
to fling; to toss; to throw; to abandon; to leave behind
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command