is it?; isn't it?; be; is
hearsay; rumor; rumour; report
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
breaking off short (in one's speech); rendered speechless for a moment
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
tanuki soup; raccoon-dog soup
phoenix (esp. fenghuang, the Chinese phoenix)
to thrust before; to thrust at
to blaze; to burn brightly
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
not; nonexistent; not being (there)
to practice magic; to practise magic
to supplant; to supersede; to replace; to take the place of
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
retirement from public office; going into opposition; losing power
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
home (of something); place famous for its ...; place of origin; birthplace; morning session; last session in the morning
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
aspect; phase; condition; modality (philosophy)
unusual space; other dimension
bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
to turn reddish-brown; to turn rufous; to become discolored; to become discoloured
to knock together; to strike against each other; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance)
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain in the same neighborhood
educational institution; school; academy; campus
expedient; means; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to dig up; to expose; to disclose
riskiness; (level of) danger