place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
leisurely, post-meal use of a toothpick
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
secret; private; surreptitious
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
at the last moment; this late in the game
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
a short while ago; already
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
vice; immorality; corruption
to chastise; to punish; to discipline
paying an unannounced visit; rudeness
secret swordsmanship (of a specific school); secret traditions of fencing
balloon (esp. small, toy variety); airship; blimp
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
blood, sweat and tears; (lit.) sweat of blood
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material); Ruby (programming language)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation
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
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!