head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard
canary (esp. the island canary, Serinus canaria)
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
adverse circumstances; unfortunate situation; adversity
rear; rear unit guard; anchor (man)
covert action; covert operations
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
lowish; somewhat low; on the low side; low (ball)
earnest desire; eager hope; longing; yearning; hankering
morbid; unhealthful; insalubrious
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
stoic; stoical; self-disciplined; abstemious; Stoic (philosopher)
thousand years; millennium; (fig.) long time
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
gun; firearm; small arms (e.g. rifle, pistol, etc)
hunting gun (usu. shotgun or rifle)
license; licence; permission; driver's license
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
recapture; retaking; recovery; taking back
to misplace; to put in the wrong place; to make a mistake in deciding the winner
to marry into a family of rank; to marry money
preparedness for death; do-or-die spirit
shape; form; security; collateral; obverse of an old zeni coin
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
spray glue; spray adhesive
ankle; malleolus; ankle bone
parasol (esp. one carried in the hand); sunshade
unexpected; unlikely; terrible; awful; very; extremely
clothes (that one is wearing); wearing clothes
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
export; exportation; efferent
stroke of the brush; touch; literary style
to smear all over; to slather on; to besmear; to paint heavily; to spread thickly; to bedaub (with paint)