head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
business partner; business associate; fellow trader
pride; boast; credit (to)
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
scrap wood; waste wood; waste; waste material; scrap material
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
countermeasure; counter-measure
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
in search of; in order to look for
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
running away; escaping on foot
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
limpness; soft; limp; mumbling; talking with food in one's mouth
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
coat (of hair or fur); lie of (dog's) hair; type; sort; lineage; breeding
to be softened; to calm down
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
rare; extraordinary; singular
firmly; flatly; definitely (wrong, different, etc.); absolutely; by far; far and away
whoosh (of water); hiss (of a cat, snake, etc.); sizzle
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
jealousy; yakimochi (roasted rice cake)
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
stability; security; equilibrium
curve; turn; curveball; curve ball; (wine) cellar
evolution; evolution; becoming more advanced; progress
noisily; with a rattle; with a creak; with a squeak; with a rumble
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which