meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
invisibly; secretly; privately
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
coat (of hair or fur); lie of (dog's) hair; type; sort; lineage; breeding
quadruped; four-footed animal
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
difficult to ...; hard to ...
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
step; stride; counter for steps
place where one works; construction site; working area
for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
to insert; to put between; to tuck (e.g. fabric into a gap)
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
gale; violent (strong) wind
short pause; short interval
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
misuji (cut of beef, usu. from the chuck); shamisen; samisen
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to fly around; to scatter
to play a leading role; to play a central part
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
to crumble away; to collapse