change; alteration; substitute; spare; rate of exchange
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
with a bump; with a clunk; yelp (e.g. of a fox); bark; howl
radiant smile; contented smile
briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear); fearfully; anxiously
to warm up to; to become enthusiastic about; to be elated
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
to be unable to endure; to be unable to stand (something); to lose patience
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
sign; indication; omen; symptom
aquaculture; culture; cultivation; raising
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
loyalty; devotion; fidelity; inspector of the Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (ritsuryō system)
whitecaps; white-crested waves; thief
shock; tremor; impact; vibration
to repaint; to paint again; to paint (a different colour); to change completely; to break (a record); to redraw (e.g. the map)
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly; again and again; continually
big man; large man; tall man; giant
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise
to have a narrow escape from death
foxtail millet (Setaria italica); Italian millet (also Hungarian, German)
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
two times; twice; two degrees
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
tearing limb from limb; tearing apart; cutting (a person) to pieces
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly