full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)
besides; in addition; also; moreover
somehow; for some reason or other
face; surface; mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)
(there is) no sign (of); leaving no trace; nowhere to be seen
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to mourn
man's looks; handsomeness; good-lookingness
veteran (e.g. soldier); battle-hardened; seasoned; (of) long military service
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
commemoration; celebration; remembrance; memento; souvenir; keepsake
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
nevertheless; even then; however; be that as it may; even so; though that it be so
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
downy hair; down; vellus hair; lanugo
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
index; indices; indicator
to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size
financial power; financial means; wealth
timewise; temporal; chronal
metal ring; metal hoop; metal band; trivet
to grow; to cultivate; to let grow (e.g. weeds)
secret; private; surreptitious
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
overseas dispatch (e.g. of the Japan Self-Defense Forces)
to look down on (someone); to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent