improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore
head house; main family; founder (of a certain school, style, etc.); originator; birthplace
wig; hairpiece (esp. to cover hair loss); toupee
another; different; separate; discrete
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
injured person; wounded person
to have a chill run down one's spine
to become desperate; to give way to despair
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
out of the question; unthinkable; impossible
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
razor; razor-sharp (mind, intellect, etc.); keen; astute person; person of keen intellect
professor; teaching; instruction
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
horrible; deadly; punishing; murderous
cave-in; collapse; sinking; depression (e.g. of the skull); subsidence
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
from the viewpoint of; according to
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
joint-locking technique (in judo)
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
to fly around; to scatter
smelling burnt; tasting burnt; having a burnt smell
to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
somersault; looping-the-loop
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
to twist; to screw; to wrench; to sprain
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)