smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
called; known as; that; to say
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
tag (children's game); tig
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
conformity; alignment; tuning; same tone; same pitch
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb; produced at an unorthodox location
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to thrust away; to send flying
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
beating (inflicted as punishment); mob violence; mob justice
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
my sympathies; that's too bad; my condolences
scarecrow; figurehead; dummy
suffix appended to someone else's family members
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to run down (stairs, etc.)
stronghold; citadel; base (of operations); headquarters
aka-e; late 19th century woodblock prints, using imported aniline dyes; red painting on ceramics
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
switch; switch; points; switch (from one thing to another); change
(switched) on; being on the green (of one's ball)
(switched) off; off-season; offset; off-road; offline; offline get-together; offside
throwaway; disposable; single-use
live decoy (for hunting); decoy; bait; lure