evil spirit (that can possess people)
look; glance; sight; summary; list; table
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
to plan one's next moves; to work out a plan
several minutes; a few minutes
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
difficult to say which of the two is better; hard to tell which is better; (there is) little to choose between them
measurement error; calculation error
hook (high point of a song); chorus
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
ordering (materials); placing an order; order
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
by-product; spin-off; outgrowth; side effect
to knock down the price of; to make a successful bid (for an article); to buy at auction
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
our gracious (e.g. Queen); honorific that attaches to name of a person or thing that has bestowed grace or favour upon you
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
baseball ground; baseball stadium
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
castella (type of sponge cake)
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
person who has rendered distinguished service
recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo
sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
to rain incessantly; to downpour
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
side ponytail (hairstyle)