elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
just a handful; only a small number (of)
magic; sorcery; witchcraft; magic tricks (with large-scale props)
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
cover story (in a magazine); cover article
acting as a foster parent; caring for another's child; foster parent
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
development; revitalization; standing (something) up; waking up; tilling a rice field; drawing a card from the draw pile
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
each place; various places
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
fresh water (i.e. not salt water)
size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
sphere; globe; ball; sphere; counter for pitches
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
illumination; decorative lighting
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
staying in the air; remaining airborne