to object; to protest; to speak; to say; (arch.) hello!; (arch.) is anyone home?
to use (as a tool) for one's own advantage; to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
to be frank; to drop all pretense
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
for heaven's sake (Pete's, mercy's, etc.); for pity's sake; oh stop; lay off
(story of the) Forty-seven Rōnin; the Treasury of Loyal Retainers; Chūshingura
gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks (drink)
complete set (of volumes); every volume; whole volume; whole film; whole reel
beauty parlour; beauty parlor; beauty salon; hairdressing salon
storming (e.g. an enemy's castle); attack; raid
suicide attack; kamikaze attack
unsafe; insecure; careless; dangerous; incautious; imprudent
necromancer (esp. a blind female in northeastern Honshu); medium; shaman
layout (of a house or apartment); arrangement of rooms
each time it happens; at all such times
private parts; intimate parts
to be scattered around; to be all over the place
left in a state of neglect; left to go to ruin; left to run wild (e.g. of a garden)
hard-liners; diehards; (young) man with traditionally masculine interests; tough boy; hard news; reporter who covers political and economic affairs
to print (on); to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern); to instill (a thought, impression, etc.); to imprint (e.g. on one's subconscious)
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
arousal; excitation; awakening; evocation
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
children's story; fairy tale