type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
ladybug; ladybird; lady beetle; Asian lady beetle (Harmonia axyridis); harlequin ladybird
living thing; living creature; animal; life
discovery; detection; finding
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
had better ...; had better not ...
this and that; one thing or another
influence; effect; impact
rain cover; tarpaulin; awning; taking shelter from rain
surprisingly; stunningly; astonishingly; wonderfully
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
lightly; wide (open); gapingly; suddenly; unexpectedly
space; room; vacancy; opening; free time; time to spare
with a whack; with a thump; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; vacantly; blankly
according to plan; as planned
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
what's what; heads or tails
concealment; hiding; covering up; suppression
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to pass; to overtake; to leave behind; to pull out; to extract; to remove
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
decapitation; beheading; firings; dismissals; small samurai sword used for decapitation
concern; circumstance which is becoming a problem; case (court)
will not do; do not; does not
with a click (of a button or switch); with a snap; crisply; one (small protrusion, hole, etc.); single; shortly
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
manners; etiquette; polite behaviour
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
to come to meet (someone); to come to pick up
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to keep away; to keep at a distance
to give directions; to issue instructions
generally speaking; in a broad way
unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; inequality; imbalance; unevenness
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
here and there; in places