cassette (tape); game cartridge
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
suddenly; all of a sudden
to take hold of; to possess; to haunt
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude
to be ill; to suffer from; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...; to fail to ...
great man; heroic figure; remarkable character
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
to pin the enemy down; to glare another down (and render impotent)
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
innermost depths of one's heart
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
to persuade someone to consent; to entreat repeatedly; to beg; to implore
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
section manager; section chief
Island; insula; island; islet
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
collection (e.g. of a debt); dunning; selection (for a position); exceptional promotion; fresh; freshly picked
distant look; faraway look
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
daruma otoshi; toy consisting of vertically stacked wooden blocks that must be knocked away without letting the daruma doll on top fall to the ground
kendama; Japanese bilboquet (cup-and-ball game)
cause for concern; reasons for uneasiness
consecutive victories; series of victories