counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
coward; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast; good-for-nothing
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (middle ages); acting administrator
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
in this way; thus; such; uh...
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
nothing but; none other than
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to offer something to a deity or somebody's spirit; to pay a tribute to a person who is about to depart
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
Yamaguchi (city, prefecture)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to reschedule; to recompose; to recross (one's legs); to reset
from the beginning; from scratch
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality