charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to rank next to; to come after
senility; dotage; decrepitude
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
to kick flying (often a person in sport, martial arts, etc.)
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
strength; power; proficiency; ability
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
raging fire; conflagration
to be in a fit (of anger); to rage
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
to be associated (with); to be connected (with)
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
action of making something; -ification
characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection (e.g. natural selection)
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
had better ...; had better not ...
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence