attaching the polite suffix "-san" to someone's name
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
to bud; to sprout; to arise; to begin to grow
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
loss (of something); disadvantage; mistake; error; flaw; defect
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
secret method; secret process; secret formula; esoteric rituals (in Shingon Buddhism)
price; cost; charge; price (of achieving something); cost; sacrifice
way (of doing); manner; method
tension; resilience (e.g. of hair); springiness; will power; spirit
to sing at the top of one's voice; to belt out a song; to express one's feelings fully in a poem; to praise in poetry
(your) choice; preference; wish
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
icefish (Salangidae spp., esp. the Japanese icefish, Salangichthys microdon); noodlefish; whitebait
presence; dignity; corpulence; obesity
world conquest; world domination; taking over the world
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
(religious) faith; belief; creed
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
affection; love; fondness; tenderness
incarnation (of a god, spirit or abstract quality); embodiment; avatar; incarnation; monster role; kumadori worn for a monster role
layman; believer; adherent; follower; laity
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
perpetual youth and longevity; immortality
conjurer; magician; illusionist
to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question
charming; fascinating; voluptuous
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
(getting) late; about time; good time (for doing something); good timing
evaluation criteria; evaluation standard
the sixth sense; intuition; hunch