challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
like this; this sort; this way
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
cushion; cushion (to soften the blow); mitigation
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to lie face down; to lie flat (on one's stomach); to bend down (in submission); to bow down; to (crouch) and hide (behind); to conceal oneself; to lie down (and sleep)
burying one's head in the sand (while leaving other parts of one's body exposed); exposing one's weak point while attempting to protect oneself; (lit.) hiding one's head without hiding one's bottom
municipal office; council; city hall
detective bureau; detective agency; investigation firm
finish; end; completion; result
to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush
plastic (usu. of bags); vinyl
couch; bench; ottoman; settee
long-distance arrow (archery)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
longed-for; anxiously awaited
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
main; principal; chief; primary; major
grief; sorrow; anguish; lamentation
saving (e.g. energy); cutting down on (e.g. alcohol); save; save
good humour (humor); good mood
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
cheap article; poor-quality article
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
to see without obstruction; to get an unobstructed view (of); to see into (someone's thoughts); to read (someone's feelings, intentions, etc.); to foresee; to predict
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
how can (one) do something
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
temporary construction; temporary establishment; provisional construction; assumption; supposition
shelter; safe shelter; evacuation shelter; place of refuge