to step forward; to volunteer
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
aggression; invasion; raid
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
at first; in the beginning; originally
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
handle; grip; holder; person who holds
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
three-pronged fork; trident; trifurcate; three-pronged; three-way (e.g. outlet)
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
storage; putting or stowing away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
pistol; handgun; revolver
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
killing two birds with one stone
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to name; to call; to christen; to term
imitating; copying; mimicking
large-scale operation; large-scale campaign; major mission
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky
naming (esp. of a commercial product or company); branding
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable