metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
canary (esp. the island canary, Serinus canaria)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
character (in a play, novel, film, etc.); dramatis personae
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
... years old; age (of) ...
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
coal mine; (coal) pit; colliery
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
chief; main; principal; important
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
district; area; zone; quarter; section; region
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
bow and arrow; weapon; arms
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
participation (in a tournament, match, race, etc.); entry; appearance (on the stage, television, etc.); exiting (a venue, train station, etc.); exit; being dispatched (of an ambulance, fire engine, etc.)
primrose; Siebold's primrose (Primula sieboldii); cherry blossom primrose; Japanese woodland primrose
named after; associated with; connected with
to name; to call; to christen; to term
innocent; cherubic; childlike
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)