composition; synthesis; composite photo; (function) composition
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
mark; sign; (arch.) plain wood showing the seating order of officials at court; (arch.) nameplate
to be too late; to be too slow
inscrutable; incomprehensible
a few minutes; for a few minutes; for a number of minutes; for a period of a few minutes; for several minutes
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
hint; intimation; suggestion; inkling
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature
avoiding to commit oneself; (being) noncommittal
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
to gaze out at; to look out over
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
cake or snack served with tea
great fortune; good luck; rice cake stuffed with bean jam
majority decision; majority vote; majority rule
mincing; cutting; rapping (a percussion instrument); beating; shredded tobacco; interval
ladykiller; ladies' man; murder of a woman; murderer of a woman; femicide
amorous rumour (rumor); romantic gossip
hey!; excuse me!; wait a moment
phosphorous light; ignis fatuus; will-o'-the-wisp
to bend (a piece of wood, etc.); to bow
important person; strategic person; key figure
homo; homosexual (esp. a male); homozygote; homogenization; Homo (genus of primates incl. modern humans)
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
gambling den; gambling house
to be surprising; to be shocking; to be jaw-dropping
extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread
cave; tunnel; tunnel tomb (Kofun period)
loss (of something); disadvantage; mistake; error; flaw; defect
to pay; to be profitable; to pull against each other
crowd; community; group; herd; gathering; assembly
over-fond parent; doting parent
taking part (in a crime); participation; partner (in crime); accomplice
twofold and threefold; doubled and redoubled
eagerness; enthusiasm; fervor; excitement; fighting spirit; fighting mood