snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
obligation chocolate; chocolate given by women to male colleagues, etc. out of obligation on Valentine's day
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
to mistake (A for B); to misread
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
schoolgirl; female student
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
censorship; inspection; examination
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
wrapping; lapping (i.e. grinding, polishing)
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
real hair; one's own hair
threat; intimidation; menace
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
hedgehog (any mammal of family Erinaceidae)
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
closely (sticking, clinging, etc.); tightly
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
(political) power; authority; influence
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
apathy; lassitude; lethargy; languor
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
irritant odor; irritant odour; irritating smell (odor, odour)
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast