prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
direct descent; direct line
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
upper half of the body; upper body
head; brains; intellect; understanding
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
seasonal goods; seasonal items; item of short-lived interest; faddish product; ephemeral work
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
to be frank; to drop all pretense
urgency; exigency; emergency
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
miser; niggard; cheapskate
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
physical culture; bodybuilding (body development, not necessarily weightlifting)
capturing alive (an animal or person); something captured alive
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
to begin; to set about; to start
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
state-sponsored; national
natural monument; protected species (animal, habitat, etc.)
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
as affairs stand; judging from the present situation; as things are now
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
to take; to catch; to capture