commander; commanding officer; CO
nine-tailed fox; old, golden-furred fox with nine tails and shapeshifting powers used to fool humans; orig. a Chinese mystical beast whose appearance was considered auspicious
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
the present age; these days; (present) head of the family
short end of the stick; short straw; unlucky number; blank; bad bargain
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
in order to do; for the purpose of doing
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
killing and wounding; bloodshed
evident; plain; distinct; clear
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
in tatters; in pieces; wiped out
prototype; model; pattern; archetypal
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
to become insensitive; to become less perceptive; to lose one's touch; to get out of practice
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
to run into (room, building, etc.); to go for long training runs
sweeping sideways; mowing down
school swimsuit; regulation blue one-piece swimsuit worn by pupils in school-based swimming events
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
licking one's lips; licking one's chops
binding tightly; tight binding; (sexual) bondage
end (of play, match, etc.); closing; closing a pachinko machine (after it has paid out its designated maximum)
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
equality; impartiality; evenness
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
absolute; complete; utter; pure; sheer
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness
stain; blot; flaw; disgrace
correction; revision; redressing; rectifying
to happen to have on hand or in stock
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
to use up all one's strength