maple (tree); red leaves (of autumn); autumn colors; layered colors in garments, resembling autumn colors; venison
destruction; demolition; smashing apart; spoiling; ruining
to crouch; to squat; to cower
casting (of roles); casting
using every trick in the book; using every trick one knows; by one rouse or another; with careful coaxing; carefully (e.g. nursing a damaged vehicle)
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
to gain strength; to gather momentum; to be encouraged; to be heartened; to be invigorated; to take heart
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
child's mind; child's heart; young mind
under the control (of); under the dominion (of)
(air) bubble (esp. in a liquid)
powdered; powdery; pulverized
de facto wife; common-law wife
four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
lifting a child high up in the air
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
scenery; scene; landscape
it seems so; that's what it looks like
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up
mysterious bird; strange bird; eerie bird; monster that has taken the form of a bird
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
(large) parrot (incl. the cockatoo)
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
good (condition); going well; fine; smooth
founder; originator; pioneer
feeble joke; poor joke; corny joke; bad pun
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
baton (relay, orchestral conducting, etc.)
change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift
attacking a fleeing enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation; rubbing salt into a wound