form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
nature; property; disposition
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
extraordinarily; astonishingly; extremely; terribly; unreasonably; absurdly
systematic; organized; organizational
system; organization; organisation; architecture
stochastic; probabilistic
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
(period of) a year; during an era
alternation of generations
needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide
opportunity; chance; trigger; cause
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
bits and pieces; frizzily (as in perm)
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
sickle-shaped neck (e.g. snake, praying mantis); crooked neck; gooseneck
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
to weave within (hair, fabric, etc.); to braid
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
serve; serving (e.g. of food)
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
young and energetic; up-and-coming; new and excellent; newly produced; up-and-comer
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
promotion; raising of status
right to challenge; right to make a challenge
the other day; some time ago; recently
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery