ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
flash (esp. of a camera); flashlight; very short scene in a film or TV show; newsflash
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
dry riverbed; river beach
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
senior high school student
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
wife who is older than her husband
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
to be photographed; to be projected
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
lost property; something dropped and left behind
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
considerably; fairly; quite
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on