body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
cannot be helped; unavoidable
skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
deception; make-believe; fake; counterfeit; phony
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
tool; implement; means; furniture
oh, OK; oh, I see; oh, yeah?; hmm
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
discernment; penetration; insight; intellectual acumen
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
thermos bottle; vacuum flask
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
adds force or indicates command
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
should; must; -able; probably; likely
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
brain waves; electroencephalogram; EEG
(sound of one's) heartbeat
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone