sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
mystery; curiosity; strangeness; ghost; monster; apparition
to discard; to abandon; to neglect; to let be
now that; since; so long as; because
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
close call; narrow margin; the eleventh hour
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
cross-examination; retort; asking in return
hidden door; secret door; trapdoor
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
there is nothing; having nothing
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in (e.g. mud); to get bogged down in; to get lodged in
(hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle; struggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
school (of painting, ikebana, etc.)
to know; to understand; to (understand and) accept (a responsibility); to have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.); to have a command of
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
right and wrong; right or wrong
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
especially; particularly; unusually; (arch.) additionally
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
on the occasion of; at the time of; when; during
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
big frame; large figure; huge body
wooden floor; room with a wooden floor; changing room (at a public bath)
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
formidable person; shrewd person; certain person (e.g. whose name cannot be disclosed); someone; (arch.) that sort of person; (arch.) that kind of person