ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
length and width; length and breadth; every direction; all directions; as one wishes; as one pleases
measure; square (e.g. of graph paper or Japanese manuscript paper); box (e.g. on a form)
sliced ginger prepared in vinegar (served with sushi); pickled ginger; mimeograph; reprimand; rebuke; overly skinny person
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
arch of the foot; plantar arch
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
to dig out; to hollow out; to cut into
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
mercilessly; relentlessly; unsparingly
alertly; vigilantly; warily; diligently; attentively
scheme; plot; artifice; stratagem; trick
(cross) section (e.g. in a drawing); transverse section; cutting plane
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
peacefully (sleeping); quietly; soundly
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
(appearance while) in pajamas (pyjamas)
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
extinction (e.g. of a family); dying out; discontinuation; severance (e.g. of relations); rupture; breaking off
dangerous person; security risk; loose cannon
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
incarnation (of Buddha or bodhisattva); avatar; embodiment (as in "embodiment of evil"); incarnation; personification
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
atrocious; heinous; fiendish; brutal; vicious
shoji (paper sliding door)
absolute obedience; complete submission
unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt
to throw away; to abandon; to give up; to relinquish; to lay down (one's life)
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
leadership; initiative; spearhead
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
change of schedule; schedule change
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
matter for the future; something that is a long way off; something that is not going to happen anytime soon