to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
to stand in (someone's) place; to be in a (certain) position
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
extermination (of pests); eradication; stamping out (e.g. a social evil)
sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion
busy; having no time (for)
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
sterilization; sterilisation
hypodermic needle; injection needle
absorption; suction; aspiration; attraction; draw
to score an ippon; to score a full point (in judo, kendo, etc.); to one-up (someone); to defeat (in an argument); to score (against someone)
no one at all; no one, who he or she may be
last stand; last bastion; last stronghold; last frontier
perspiration given off during sleep; sweating while sleeping; night sweats
not having enough workers; being understaffed; having nothing one can do about something; having no options; no reason not to ...; can't afford not to
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
different (from); not the same (as)
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
official size of a tatami mat for measuring room size (esp. a Kyoto-size tatami mat); basic rhythm (in traditional Japanese music); (arch.) room (in a brothel) of a prostitute of the highest rank
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
free time; spare time; idle moment
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
to come apart; to unravel; to come loose; to become disarrayed (e.g. of hair)
sad to say; how sad; alas
investigation; research; looking something up
one life; one's life; one order; one command
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
name of a god; name of a shrine
person of mixed parentage; crossbreed; Eurasian; hybrid; crossbreed
to hand down; to pass on (story or tradition)
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to get twisted; to get warped; to get distorted; to twist; to warp
groundless; entirely contrary to fact
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style