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