oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
frivolity; levity; shallowness; superficiality
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
copulation (among animals); mating; treading; covering; serving
tension; mental strain; nervousness
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
no!; no no!; no, not at all
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
married woman; another's wife
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to correct oneself; to restate
it's none of your business; it's not your concern
to thrust or cast away; to look upon with detachment
strange; unexpected; (by) chance; unusual; curious
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
busy place; busy street; place that's always bustling with people; amusement quarters
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
(in the) confusion (of the moment)
to bring out (the effect of); to put to good use; to make use of (e.g. threats); to use (tact, wit, etc.); to exercise; to display
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
to get shabby; to go downhill; to go to seed; to go to the dogs
race (of people); type of person
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
special; particular; peculiar; unique
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
there's no other way; there are no other options; there are no alternative means
national uniform (such as mandated for Japanese males in 1940)
geta; Japanese wooden clogs; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character
fifth day of the month; five days
(short) jacket; blouson; ski jumper; jumping event athlete; jumper lead; jumper wire
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)