to puzzle; to perplex; to bewilder; to delude; to mislead; to fascinate
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
one's way (ahead); one's path
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
to move forward; to move on
prey (i.e. of a predator); kill; victim (of a crime, a hoax, etc.)
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
to strangle; to constrict
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
ethics; ethical viewpoint; moral value; sense of duty; sense of ethics
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
transient (symptom, phenomenon); temporary; passing; fleeting
transformer; trance (semi-conscious state); trance; trance music; trans; transgender
to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around
special move (e.g. in martial arts)
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
thickheaded; slow-witted; phlegmatic; slow (of one's movements); sluggish
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
commander; commanding officer; CO
charming; fascinating; enchanting; bewitching; beguiling; captivating
to exercise one's talent; to display one's ability
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
formal; proper; prescribed; conventional; stereotypical
model; standard; pattern; norm; criterion; example
sense of beauty; aesthetic sense; attention to one's appearance; grooming-consciousness
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
a little less than; a little under; weakness; the weak; -lower (seismic intensity)
lump of meat; piece of flesh; human body
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
pulsation; pulsatory motion
substitute article; back-up
baptism; christening; initiation (into a society, group, etc.); baptism; one's first experience of something; baptism (by fire, etc.)
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
to blaze; to burn brightly