piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
rotor; love egg; egg vibrator (sex toy)
nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)
fall; crash (e.g. aircraft)
edge (of a river, woods, etc.); shoulder (of a road); rim; brim; fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.); edging
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
(pilot or driver's) seat; cockpit
bizarre; strange; weird; grotesque
palatial residence; stately mansion
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
round and cute (esp. of eyes)
flicker (light); waver; trickle (water); glance at
husband and wife; married couple
roundup (criminals, animals, etc.); manhunt; crackdown; swoop; raid
transport; freight; shipping
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
treaty; pact; convention; agreement
scientific name (of a species); binomial name; Latin name; academic reputation
albino Japanese rat snake
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
(arch.) girl; (arch.) young (unmarried) woman; (grown) woman; lady; (someone else's) wife
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
to remain married for life
similar story; variant tale
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
varieties; different kinds
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
crime syndicate; criminal syndicate
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)