to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
the situation reverses itself; the table is turned; the shoe is on the other foot
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
true character; true heart; true spirit
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
an issue being settled; a case being closed
every place; various places
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
bowl of rice topped with sea urchin
beef tongue (a specialty of Sendai); ox tongue
mashed rice pressed on a cryptomeria skewer and toasted (used as dumplings in soups)
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
Chūbu region (incl. Aichi, Nagano, Shizuoka, Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Yamanashi and Gifu prefectures)
aster (Aster tataricus); Tartarian aster; Michaelmas daisy
violet (any flower of genus Viola, esp. the Fuji dawn, Viola mandshurica)
chestnut-color; chestnut-colour
wide open (of eyes); large and bright (eyes)
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
young person; youth; young
female company president; female CEO
the place for; the time for; the level of
to approach; to draw near
difficult to ...; hard to ...
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks
(tip section of) chicken wing; second segment of chicken wing
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
cutlet (usu. crumbed and fried)
fried prawns; fried shrimp
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb