secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
rare (or peculiar) animal
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
to be driven by (one's feelings); to succumb to
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
dilatorily; sluggishly; to take a lot of time; to become late; to take it easy
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
name; given name; first name
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
of course; certainly; naturally
to be surprised; to be astonished
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
jump; jumping event (skiing, track and field); jumping (to another page after clicking a hyperlink); jump (in price); sudden rise
link; directory entry; rink
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)