example; simile; metaphor; allegory
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
trial; judgement; judgment
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
drama; play; powerful drug
friction; discord; strife
avarice; greed; covetousness; raga (desire)
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
to fling off; to throw off; to cast aside; to abandon; to throw to the winds
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
private clinician; physician in private practice
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
overseas deployment (e.g. military forces); overseas expansion (e.g. business operations)
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
to entertain; to make welcome
to attract someone with food
putting a plan into operation
going home from work; on the way home from work
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
menu; bill of fare; program; programme; schedule
direct transmission (of mystery, skill, secret, etc.); initiation
Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum); Japanese littleneck clam
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
great burdock (Arctium lappa); gobo