unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled
form; method; system; formula
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic
few decades; many decades; several decades
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
to compose; to put together
surgical method; operative method; surgical technique; technique; mechanism of a jutsu
failure; mistake; blunder
(any) particular; special; material; perceptible; noticeable
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
now that; since; so long as; because
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
to threaten; to make threats
to be dispelled (of doubts, ill feeling, etc.); to disappear; to be put behind one; to burst (of a boil, abscess, etc.)
audience (with a person of high standing); diameter of a tree trunk at eye level
losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; feeling hesitant; feeling nervous; feeling diffident
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)