double circle (indicating "very good" on a piece of school work)
to have a nosebleed; to bleed at the nose
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
the Tiger (third sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Tiger (around 4am, 3-5am, or 4-6am); east-northeast; first month of the lunar calendar
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
to come around to do; to become inclined to do; to get excited about; to take an interest
from the best to the worst; from top to bottom; of every kind; all sorts
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
suicide attack; kamikaze attack
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
to go first; to take the lead; to lead the way
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
long stretch; long haul; marathon; long scene (in a play); long act
appearing with one's (full) name; showing one's name (on a nameplate, etc.)
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
choices; alternatives; options
show; exhibition; spectacle
millet; grain; (arch.) stipend in rice; 10,000th of a shaku
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
middle part; medium depth (water); medium layer; medium-size; mid-level; medium-rise (building)
president (of a society); chairman
kamidana; household shrine; home shrine
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern
to smoke (a cigarette); to behave as ...; to accelerate; to rev up
unsparingly; without listening to the other party; without giving the other party a chance to explain
fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet