a coupler; a splice; a successor; an heir
out of sight; out of eyeshot
secretary; councillor; councilor
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
lochia; post-natal vaginal discharge
to give up searching (for someone or something)
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
shepherd; German shepherd
wheat straw; barley straw
gross; disgusting; sickening
escape hatch; escape door
single-pronged vajra; tokko; dokko; cloth of a tokko pattern
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
thank you very much; I'm sorry; excuse me
to forget everything; to lose one's memory (e.g. of a period); to black out
Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)
to be annoying; to be troublesome
to run away; to flee; to escape; to make a getaway; to skedaddle
work; book; (a book) by; obvious; striking
screaming; squawking; squealing; loud complaining; noisy conversation
victory goes to the one who makes the first move; being quick to take action leads to victory; the early bird gets the worm
force (bulldoze) one's way through
virtually empty; quite empty; inadequately defended; defenseless; defenceless
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre
helplessly; easily; without resistance; without regret
lieutenant colonel; commander (navy)
snapping back (at someone); lashing out (despite being in the wrong); counterblast; counteroffensive; backlash
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
tower; tall building; turret; lookout; (arch.) brothel
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)