hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
homosexuality; interest in same sex
legal adviser; legal advisor; corporation lawyer; family lawyer
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
substitute (e.g. actor); substitution; stand-in; double
calls and sounds made by insects
evening deepens into night; the night wears on; night advances
stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
past days; bygone days; days of yore; while still alive; during one's lifetime
to laugh away; to laugh off
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
skylark (Alauda arvensis)
to sing; to chirp; to twitter
duvet; bed cover; coverlet; quilt; comforter; eiderdown
cohabitation (usu. of a romantically involved couple); living together
to rise; to erect; to get up
futon (laid on the floor); (Japanese) mattress; underquilt; sleeping mat
geisha; professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets
to become angry or sullen; to take offense; to be miffed; to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
irregularity; unsteadiness; disorderly
fixed form; regular shape; standard-size mail
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.
something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment
to suffer damage; to be deceived
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
championship; title (of champion)