(written) application; written request; petition; written prayer for a shrine or Buddhist temple
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
out (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
that's the way it is; such is life
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
beating time with one's hands; clapping to the beat; making a careless move (in go, shogi, etc.); responding to an opponent's move without proper thought
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
portrait; likeness; sketch (of a face)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
(some) more; even more; longer; further
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
to be needed; to be wanted
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
origami; art of paper folding; hallmark; certificate of authenticity
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
villain; baddie; the villain's part
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.)
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
forcibly; against one's will
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
although I say; although one might say; although called
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
such a thing; something like that
to be silent; to say nothing
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
to be embarrassed; to lose face
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
programme; program; plans; arrangements