return (to); revolution; recurrence; regression
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
high ground; plateau; heights
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
dice; die; baton (of command)
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to be the work of; to be the result of; to be done by; to concern; to affect; to involve
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
lick; bottom card of the draw pile; (arch.) tasting (a nobleman's) medicine to see if it contains poison; (arch.) medicine taster
fly (any insect of infraorder Muscomorpha); person of no worth; pisher; scrub
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
murder; killing; murderer
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
samurai drill; knight errantry
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
sworn brother; buddy; pal
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in