confections; sweets; candy; cake
to inherit; to receive; to take over by transfer
four-eyed; pattern of four squares
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
there is a suitable spouse for everyone; every Jack has his Jill; (lit.) a mended lid for a cracked pot
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
exactly; nicely; to a tee; to be fitting
(villains) of the same stripe; birds of a feather; (lit.) badgers of the same hole
bed hair; hair disarranged during sleep; habit of moving around in one's sleep; sleeping habit
kinky hair; frizzy hair; unruly hair; curly hair
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
killing a passerby in order to test a new sword
attacking a fleeing enemy; additional attack on a weakened enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation
tedious; boring; being fed up with
pretending not to recognize (recognise); feigned ignorance
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
though; even if; whether ... or ...
to pair with; to pair up; to pair off
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
this and that; this or that; one thing after another
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
tingling; stinging; pungently
line along which to cut something off; perforated line; dotted line
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
once-in-a-lifetime encounter (hence should be cherished as such)
temporary; ad hoc; makeshift; stopgap
Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
seeing is believing; one eye-witness is better than many hearsays; a picture is worth a thousand words
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
rewarding good and punishing evil; poetic justice
incarnation; impersonation; personification; avatar
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
what happens to one today may happen to another tomorrow; misfortunes can happen to anyone