character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
(crime of) defamation (i.e. slander, libel)
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
to be twisted; to be wrapped; to be distorted
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
Commander-in-Chief; C-in-C
attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
the other day; some days ago; recently; a day in the past
death in battle; killed in action
mourning (dead persons); memorial
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
contact; touch; tactile object; uncleanliness
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce
group; (free) radical; counter for installed or mounted objects (e.g. stone lanterns, gravestones, satellites)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln
breakdown; failure; damage; hurt; objection; protest
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
normalcy; normality; normal
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
button (clothing); push-button
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
to ring an alarm bell; to sound a warning; to blow a whistle; to warn
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
gauntlet (used in Kendo); bracer; fencing glove