handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness
effeminate; unmanly; cowardly; sissy
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
(lucky) find; bargain; good buy; treasure trove
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
rare; strange; odd; peculiar
with a click; with a snap
lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk; Latin (language)
sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively
canopy (esp. the cloth or canvas used for it); awning; top (of a convertible); helmet cape; cloth covering one's back to protect against arrows during battle
nylon track suit (when worn as street fashion); rattle-rattle; rustle-rustle; whisper-whisper
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
few decades; many decades; several decades
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
survival; survivor; relic
since then; from that time; ever since
to take the lead (of a group of people); to lead (a toast, cheer, etc.); to sing the leading notes of a song after which others join in
revitalization of a village; village renewal (project)
to hold a grudge; to hold something against somebody
way of speaking; intimation
to drag around; to pull about; to lead around (by the nose)
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
to buy up; to lay in a stock; to stock up; to buy a lot
preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
to delineate; to draw; to express; to imagine
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
kamado; traditional Japanese wood or charcoal-fueled cook stove
amount of force (required to do something); (using the) right amount of force; appropriate use of force
submersion; inundation; being flooded