commanding; awe-inspiring; bitter (cold); piercing
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
erotic; sexy; arousing; risque; sultry
to be needed; to be wanted
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
heat haze; shimmer of hot air
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
to stare back (at); to glare back
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
nature; the natural world; realm of nature
living thing; organism; creature; biology
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
to increase; to add to; to augment
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
much less; to say nothing of
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
to invite in; to show someone in
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
war; battle; match; game; competition
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)