large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
to indicate; to show; to point to
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
to fetter; to shackle; to bind
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
figure eight; figure of eight; shape of "hachi", the kanji for eight
equivalence; equality; being of equal value; having equal worth
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
moving tale; impressive tale
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
green pheasant (Phasianus versicolor); Japanese pheasant
(having) striking effects; (producing) dramatic results; of particular efficacy
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
suspicious character (person, figure)
one sen; one-hundredth of a yen; small amount of money
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
block (of wood); chip; splinter
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
ripping; tearing; vibrating; buzzing; like an electric shock
to rip out (and take); to tear out
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
(your) daughter; young woman
principle; theory; fundamental truth
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
female clothing; wearing female clothing; cross dressing (for a man)
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity