country;  state;  region;  national government;  central government;  home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.)  province (of Japan)
 man;  male;  fellow;  guy;  male lover;  boyfriend
 somehow;  how;  in what way;  why;  what kind of
 meaning;  significance;  sense
 letting out blood prior to cooking;  draining blood from meat, fish, etc.
 easy;  likely to ...;  have a tendency to ...;  easy to ...
 abruptly;  suddenly;  all of a sudden;  without warning
 eerie;  hair-raising;  exaggerated;  ostentatious
 to say (something) over one's shoulder
 heather (plant);  heath;  heath;  heathland
 to have a nightmare;  to make a noise during a nightmare
 strong;  potent;  strong;  brawny;  good (at);  skilled;  being able to handle
 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)
 sword (esp. a large, double-edged one);  blade;  bayonet;  swordsmanship;  stinger;  ovipositor
 quick;  swift;  nimble;  quick (understanding, judgement, etc.);  alert;  prompt
 to pass;  to overtake;  to leave behind;  to pull out;  to extract;  to remove
 just like that;  in the twinkling of an eye;  in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
 neck;  head;  dismissal;  discharge
 base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.);  (part near the) root;  roots (of one's hair);  root (e.g. of a problem);  source
 to stab;  to thrust (into);  to plant (in the ground);  to stick upright
 that being the case;  because of ...;  the reason is ...;  given that ...
 poor (at);  weak (in);  not very good (at);  not one's cup of tea;  not one's favorite
 direction;  way;  side (of an argument, etc.);  one's part;  type;  category;  field (of study, etc.)
 face;  visage;  look;  expression;  honor;  honour
 all;  altogether;  entirely;  exactly like;  just like;  spitting image of
 so;  therefore;  accordingly;  like I said;  I told you already
 what;  how many;  many;  a lot of;  several;  a few
 to laugh;  to smile;  to sneer;  to ridicule;  to be dumbfounded;  to be flabbergasted
 while;  during;  while;  although;  all;  both
 colour;  color;  complexion;  skin colour;  look (on one's face);  expression;  appearance
 everyone;  everybody;  all;  everything;  all
 small typhoon;  midget typhoon
 to raise;  to raise up;  to wake;  to wake up;  to cause;  to bring about;  to start
 strife;  riot;  (media) uproar;  brouhaha;  feud;  tussle
 finally;  at last;  barely;  narrowly;  gradually;  little by little
 to get used to;  to grow accustomed to;  to become skilled in;  to become experienced at;  to become tame;  to become domesticated
 (approximate) time;  around;  suitable time (or condition);  time of year;  season
 biggest;  greatest;  largest;  maximum
 storm;  tempest;  uproar;  hullabaloo;  storm (e.g. of protest)
 daytime;  during the day;  time from sunrise until sunset;  diurnal period