box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
to accompany; to go with; to go together
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
even though; despite; when
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
to look around; to take a view of
passion; passions; (sexual) desire; craving
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout
fortress; stronghold; citadel
naturally; of course; understandably
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
bold move (in sumo, judo, etc.); daring move; powerful technique
to not be worthy of the reputation (e.g. restaurant, Diet member, etc.); to not be worth the name; to not deserve to be called
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
(item of) equipment; accessories (bike, auto)
to perceive; to understand
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
rising; ascending; climbing
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish