the place one comes from; one's birthplace; one's hometown
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
stamp; seal; seal impression; seal; mudra (symbolic hand gesture); ninja hand sign
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
publication; issue (of journal, newspaper, etc.); issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising an event (software)
identification papers; ID; piece of identification; identity document
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
forgery; falsification; fabrication; counterfeiting
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
while looking on in blank amazement; before one's very eyes; before one knew what was happening
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
to visit one place after another without plan or effect; to gallivant about
running at full speed; going as fast as one can go
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
prize winner; pennant winner; victor
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
strange occurrence; unusual occurrence; unexpected occurrence; grave and unexpected occurrence
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
anything and everything; just about everything
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things