aggression; invasion; raid
merman; half man-half fish
vanguard; advance-guard point; advance detachment; vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
living thing; organism; creature; biology
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to make sense; to be meaningful
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
simply; merely; only; solely
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
female proprietress (of a bar, etc.); mother; housewife; (female) pet owner; pet parent
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit
just a minute; small quantity
to laugh away; to laugh off
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
both hands; both arms; ten
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look