reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy
humus; leaf mold; leaf mould; mulch
to adhere to; to stick to; to cling to
use; utilization; utilisation; application
independent action; acting alone
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
two times; twice; two degrees
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
half; 50%; 5 parts; 5%; equality; equal footing
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
interval; break; pause; gap (between objects); interval; opening
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
shout of joy; cry of pleasure; jubilant comments
tart; roll of sponge cake with sweetened beans
fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to be glossy; to glisten; to shine with a luster; to look alluring; to be sexy; to be seductive
to be lifted up (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to be raised; to be hoisted; to turn upward (esp. of eyes); to slant upward
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryō system or Meiji Grand Council system)
fly in the ointment; small flaw in otherwise perfect object; only trouble; only fault
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
every ...; every other ...; at intervals of ...; with ... in between; ... apart
to replace; to substitute; to switch; to move (something); to transfer
antique; old article; secondhand goods
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
mincing; cutting; rapping (a percussion instrument); beating; shredded tobacco; interval
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
sunlight; rays of the Sun
omen; portent; sign; presage; harbinger; premonition
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
feeling; sensation; tentative; rough; interjection