under control (e.g. of territory)
(divine) providence; dispensation
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup); Italian ice; snow cone; sno-cone
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
accessory (fashion); jewelry; accessory (audio, car, camera, etc.)
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
cross (for crucifixion); the Cross (of Christ)
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
to begin shooting; to shoot out
to be evasive; to give an evasive answer; to speak ambiguously; to prevaricate; to cook up a specious story to get out of an uncomfortable situation; to make do with
fallen hair; combings; hair left on comb
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
rental car; rent-a-car; hired auto; car rental agency; car hire agency; hire car agency
the way back; the way home; return trip
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
person from (the planet of)
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
person with supernatural power; person capable of extrasensory perception
(ammunition) cartridge; shell case
chikuwa; tube-shaped fish paste cake
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
at work; in the midst of work; working
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
haiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
to raise one's voice; to shout
to be perturbed; to be agitated
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic