defeating in an instant; instant kill
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
reduction in working hours; reduction in business hours; time-saving
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
one floor (of a building); single floor
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
(going out for) sushi in Ginza
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
common folk (somewhat insulting); commoner
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit
unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
use; utilization; utilisation; application
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
form; shape; figure; visage
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to do someone in; to bump someone off
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
boy; son; baby boy; young man
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
to bless; to show mercy to; to give (money, etc.)