counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign
rule; (ruled) line; line (on a go board, shogi board, etc.)
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
article specially made to order; made-to-measure (custom-made) article
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
junior high school student; middle school pupil
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
of course; certainly; naturally
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
costume; fancy dress; masquerade; converted (cruiser)
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
butting (in boxing); clashing (of schedules, etc.); conflict; colliding
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)