shading; (colour) gradation; kumadori; style of kabuki makeup used for violent roles
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
vague recollection; faint memory
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
hamadryas baboon (Papio hamadryas); sacred baboon
secretary; councillor; councilor
to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile; to be refined (palate); to be discerning (eye, ear); to become rich
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to be entrusted with; to be asked to
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
counter for ships (large boats); counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); counter for fish, birds, arrows, etc.
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
presenter; speaker; performer; actor; participant (in a TV show or TV panel)
being too late; losing one's final chance
wheat straw; barley straw
having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.); imperfect (merchandise); with defects
shaft of an arrow (usu. made of thin bamboo); cornetfish
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
to attack; to assault; to assail
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up