true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
combat power; fighting strength
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
sound wave; acoustic wave
megaphone; bullhorn; loudhailer
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; distinguished; unrivaled; surpassing (e.g. beauty)
(sense of) sight; eyesight; vision
with a whack; with a smack; (answering a question) directly; definitively
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
unfortunately; regrettably
sand, ash, etc., thrown in the eyes to blind someone; throwing something at someone's eyes to blind them; eye poke (in combat sports); eye-gouging
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
Japanese chimera; mythical creature with a monkey's head, tanuki's body, tiger's limbs, and a snake tail; White's thrush (Zoothera dauma); mysterious person; person of unknown character
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
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
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
bleeding; haemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; casualties; losses
the (four) limbs; arms and legs
to distinguish between; to tell the difference between
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
again; once more; a second time
to raise one's voice; to shout
voice; speech; phone (as opposed to a phoneme); speech sound; audio; sound (as opposed to the picture)
amplification; magnification; amplification; making larger
to have meaning; to be meaningful
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
hunting; oscillatory behavior of a non-converging feedback loop (behaviour); hunting cap