to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
overcoat; greatcoat; cloak; wrap; mantle
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
garnish (e.g. vegetables with a meat dish); trimmings; fixings; relish
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
light seasoning; mild flavour; bland taste
to get out of bed; to show a leg
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
being too late; losing one's final chance
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
nocturnality; nocturnal habits
to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to lob (e.g. grenades)
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
always hitting the bull's-eye; infallible
to smoke animal out of its den
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
ornamental garden stone (seemingly placed randomly to give the garden a more natural appearance); garden rock; sacrificed stone (in go); sacrifice (e.g. career, reputation); stones used in a foundation; riprap
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
shafts (of rickshaws or similar vehicles); thills; tiller; yoke
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
(arch.) offering (to the gods, emperor, etc.); gift; sacrifice
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
locational advantage; advantageous position
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
topic; subject; rumor; talk; tale; story
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
to stop walking; to pause
street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
party; gang; company; squad
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
succeeding; following; trailing; next