bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
standard; basis; principle
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
to smoke (e.g. pipe); to puff (cigarette)
good customer; prime customer; valued clientele
religious organization; religious organisation
general term; generic name
what is called; what they call; so-called
brother-in-law; stepbrother; sworn brother
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
mountain stronghold; shanzhai; counterfeit goods (esp. Chinese)
to rub together (e.g. one's hands)
encounter; chance meeting
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
whitebait; elver (young eel)
making noodles by hand; striking a deal; coming to an agreement; killing with bare hands
counter for nights of a stay; overnight stay; lodging
name; nameplate; caption; storyboard (of a manga); rough draft
changing completely; transformation
secret investigation; private enquiry; private inquiry; reconnaissance; scouting
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
lowdown; inside curtain; inside information; hidden circumstances; inside facts; inner workings
poplar (esp. Lombardy poplar, Populus nigra var. italica)
Japanese alder (Alnus japonica)
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
public road; highway; righteousness; justice; right path
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to do one good; to be beneficial; to stand in someone else's shoes; (arch.) to care deeply for someone
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
guerrilla; guerrilla warfare; sudden
trifle; insignificant thing; (only) this much
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to