first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
enemy territory; hostile place
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer
to escape; to make one's getaway; to manage to get away
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
white vegetables or fish simmered without soy sauce
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
to deceive; to blind the eyes of
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to fly apart; to tower over; to be out of the ordinary
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
to join together; to combine; to join up
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
sand, ash, etc., thrown in the eyes to blind someone; throwing something at someone's eyes to blind them; poking someone's eyes during a fight to blind them
fixed rule; usual way; usual method
joint together; opposite; facing
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
capsicum (Capsicum annuum, esp. the cultivated chili peppers); chili pepper (chile, chilli); cayenne; shichimi pepper
flour; meal; powder; dust
stimulant; stimulative; excitant
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
shuriken; small throwing blade; throwing star
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
souvenir store; gift shop
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
distance (of a ski jump, baseball hit, etc.); carry (of a golf ball); flight (of an arrow)