zigzag-shaped paper streamer often used to adorn Shinto-related objects; hornbeam (deciduous tree in the birch family)
four legs; four-legged; quadruped
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
trouble; bother; number of moves (in go, shogi, etc.); number of punches (in boxing)
strong arm; stout arm; ability to carry out a difficult job; capable person
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout
nature; property; disposition
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
since when; from when; how long
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
to come off; to be worn off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to save; to leave over; to spare
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
picking up; someone who picks up things; type picking (letterpress printing); walking (of an aristocrat)
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave in one's liver
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
reason; logic; method; system; order
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
never mind!; don't worry about it
assertion; declaration; affirmation
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
scene; sight; scenario; setting
rate of increase (e.g. prices); rate of climb (e.g. aircraft)
to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
trauma (usu. psychological)