to be smart; to be cool; to be sharp; to be stylish
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
revival; resuscitation; revitalization; rejuvenation; regeneration
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
failure; mistake; blunder
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
almost; roughly; approximately
fundoshi; loincloth; kimono underskirt; wrestler's ornamental apron
seen it once, seen it all; a single instance indicates what happens all the time; one case gives you an idea of what always happens
Western-influenced; occidental-looking; exotic; (lit.) smelling of butter
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
besides; moreover; in addition
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)