to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
right and wrong; loyalty and treason; obedience and disobedience
avenue of cedars (cryptomeria)
to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by
as if to say; as much as to say; as though
seniority by length of service
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
above all; especially; particularly; all the more
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); gaijin; (arch.) outsider
pure-bred (usu. animal); pure-blooded; thoroughbred
type A (blood, influenza, hepatitis, etc.)
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
completely black; black from top to bottom; black from head to toe
(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances
peerless; matchless; unrivaled; unrivalled; unequaled; unequalled
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
in the mountains; among the mountains
end; close; conclusion; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
scuttling (to escape in a panic, in shame, etc.); scurrying; scrambling
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
being empty-handed; being penniless; having no capital (for starting a business)
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
to grimace; to make a wry face
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
bristly beard; bristly mustache; tiger whiskers
exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte
chignon (in a Japanese hair-style)
rucksack; knapsack; backpack
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert