opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
to sit in a row; to be arrayed
to mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep; to sweep away; to brush away
to knock down; to utterly defeat
Asura; demigod; anti-god; titan; demigods that fight the Devas (gods) in Hindu mythology
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
(very) fortunate person; lucky fellow; fortune's favourite
the dead; ghost; person who is obsessed (with money, power, etc.); person with a blind lust (for)
courting; wooing; making advances
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
cough cough; with a (wet) cough; violently (coughing)
shivering; feeling chilly; shuddering (with fear); feeling creepy; thrilled; excited
to accrete; to become whole; to come together
suspension; pause; temporary halt; stopping (at an intersection, railway crossing, etc.)
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
machinery and materials; equipment; materials for manufacturing machinery
usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while
lack of physical exercise; insufficient exercise; inactivity
completely exhausted; dog-tired; dreadfully weary; terribly frustrated; limp; weak
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (of letters)
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
mime; dumb show; silent drama; pantomime
to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown