scarecrow; figurehead; dummy
temporary closure (of a shop, etc.); extra holiday; special holiday
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
postwar period; period after Second World War
(starting) from nothing; from scratch
departure; leaving; setting off
ruins of a fire; fire-devastated area
gracious (defeat, apology, etc.); graceful; upright; righteous; (arch.) unspoiled (scenery, etc.); (arch.) pure
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
special training; intensive training; crash course
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
to drain; to flow (unobstructed); to sell well; to be in good demand; to exit the stage; to remove (a prop) from the stage
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
hyah!; hah!; there!; ugh!; argh!; damn it!
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
around the world; throughout the world
more than anything (else)
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled
to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)
another helping; second helping; seconds; other paw!
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch; mage
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
the five viscera and the six internal organs; inside one's body; in one's heart
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
several times; a few times
perfect; complete; flawless
interval; break; pause; gap (between objects); interval; opening
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to show someone's true colors; to remove someone's mask; (lit.) to take the veneer off something
even if; even though; although one might say; although called