mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
byway; side street; cross street; wrong way; digression
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
vigorously (ripping, tearing, scratching, etc.); roughly; (eating) with a crunch; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
to take away; to carry away
safe; strongbox; cashbox; depository; cash office; treasury
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
possession; having (on one's person); carrying (with one)
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to
counting one's chickens before they're hatched; (lit.) counting raccoon dog skins before they have been caught
Amaterasu; sun goddess who is the ancestress of the Imperial House of Japan
Susanoo (deity, younger brother to Amaterasu); Susanoo-no-Mikoto
Island; insula; island; islet
to drag along; to take (a suspect to the police); to drag (someone) away
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
going straight (to); going direct; unwavering action; decisive action; upright conduct
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
medical examination; checkup; consultation
guardian; protector; patron; parent
cost of medical treatment; medical expenses; fees for treatment
lantern (esp. handheld oil lamp); hurricane lamp
compass (for drawing circles, etc.); pair of compasses; (mariner's) compass; length of one's stride; length of one's legs
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
favourable; favorable; promising; satisfactory; in good shape
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; dry and tasteless; stale
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
fruit bat (Pteropodidae spp.); flying fox; megabat