great fortune; good luck; rice cake stuffed with bean jam
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); inside the line; in; inside; enter here; enter
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
descendant; posterity; offspring
to fall for a trick; to be taken in; to play into the hands (of)
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
geometric progression; proliferation; multiplying like rats
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
mimesis; mimicry; camouflage
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
arrest; apprehension; capture
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
to say (something) over one's shoulder
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
directly opposite; right in front
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
skin; outer skin; integument; husk; hull; shell
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
paying no heed to; not caring about; taking no notice of
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
moon; Tsukuyomi (god of the Moon in Shinto and mythology)
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity
brave figure; valiant figure; heroic figure; gallant figure
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)