vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
to lure (someone) toward one; to lure (into); to entice
to become greasy; to become oily; to be loud and garish
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
wet and glistening; slimy; slippery
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
dying; kicking the bucket; being ruined; being finished; ending in failure
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
latch; clasp; catch; check; fastener
with a momentary flash of light
somewhat large; of a larger size; on the large side; large swing (bat, racquet, etc.); long sweeping stroke
one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress
jumping sideways; flying sideways; running hurriedly (with one's body bent forward)
to eat greedily; to devour; to wolf down; to gobble up
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
to envy; to be envious (of); to be jealous (of)
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
as usual; as is one's habit
means; expedient; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
oracle; revelation; divine message
to cover (with); to smear; to sprinkle
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
charm (e.g. of an innocent child); lovable nature
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
different person; another person; someone else; changed man