stronghold; citadel; headquarters
cave; tunnel; tunnel tomb (Kofun period)
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
care; precaution; guarding; caution
ancient Japanese (as spoken in Japan until the Middle Ages)
to become famous; to go out into the world; to make one's way in the world; to appear
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
form; shape; figure; visage
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
tedious; boring; being fed up with
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
(stabbing) through; (plunging) into
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
to blow off; to be blown off
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
Japanese chimera; mythical creature with a monkey's head, tanuki's body, tiger's limbs, and a snake tail; White's thrush (Zoothera dauma); mysterious person; person of unknown character
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to yell out loud; to shout loudly; to cry aloud; to scream loudly
to stop (plug) one's ears
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?