empty threat; bluff; paper tiger
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
fragment; broken piece; one of the same group; accomplice; one of a pair; counterpart
projection (of a shadow); casting (a reflection); (geometric) projection; reflection (of feelings, experiences, etc.); projection
border (between countries); national border
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
riding (on horseback); mounting (a horse)
cheongsam; qipao; mandarin dress
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy
to do for real; to do in real life; to carry (a story) into actual practice
giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis); qilin (Chinese unicorn)
to shade; to graduate; to tint; to put on stage makeup; to make up (one's face)
to weave in (a pattern, colour, material, etc.)
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
to hit a nerve; to get on one's nerves
forward somersault; forward roll
performing arts; acrobatics
angel's raiment; robe of feathers; wings of birds or insects; plumage of birds; type of bug
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination
hum (of a TV, radio, etc.)
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
government; government service; the bureaucracy; government post; government official
rushing to one's doom; (like a) moth flying into the flame
supply; supplying; replenishment
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
origin; beginning; source
remote region; outlying district; border district; frontier
archipelago; chain of islands
honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
row; line; group (of peers); ranks (of); sequence; series (taxonomic rank)