20th day of the month; 20 days
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
to be helpful; to be useful
martial arts; military arts; Bushido
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
foreign; abroad; overseas
make; manufacture; -made; made of ...; made in ...
karate practitioner; karateka
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
asking for the moon; asking for the impossible; asking for too much; thinking the grass is greener on the other side of the fence
to make one's rounds; to patrol
absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)
front entrance; front door
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
kitchen door; back door; service door; host's entrance to a tea-ceremony room
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
returning home to one's parents (orig. of a married person); visiting one's parents (for a prolonged period of stay); bride's first visit to her parents after getting married; coming back (of an item; after having been on loan, etc. abroad); (arch.) temporarily returning to one's home (of a servant)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving unattended; neglecting; abandoning
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
Great Britain; gigabyte; GB
spirit world; underworld; other world; supernatural world; different dimension
attack; attack (on a difficult task); tackling; making an assault (on a summit); attack
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
job application form; employee satisfaction
scribbling; doodling; graffiti