return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
to take over; to hand over
cooperation; collaboration
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
student (esp. a university student)
glossy black hair; green hair
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to be uneasy; to be anxious; to fear
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
whispering into a person's ear
vigilance committee; vigilante corps
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
to give directions; to issue instructions
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
(not) even when using ...; (not) even with the help of ...; (not) even by ...
incarnation; impersonation; personification; avatar
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
twosome; duo; pair (of criminals)
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.