secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to thrust away; to send flying
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
beating (inflicted as punishment); mob violence; mob justice
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
my sympathies; that's too bad; my condolences
scarecrow; figurehead; dummy
suffix appended to somebody else's family members
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to run down (stairs, etc.)
stronghold; citadel; headquarters
aka-e; late 19th century woodblock prints, using imported aniline dyes; red painting on ceramics
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
switching off (e.g. electricity); turning off (e.g. water); off-season; offset; off-road; off-line; off (the price)
throwaway; disposable; single-use
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
wearing one's hair in braids
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination