if it is the case that ...
guess; conjecture; surmise
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
material ejected during a volcanic eruption (cinders, scoria, etc.)
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
spots; speckles; mottles; speckled; spotted
to coil itself (e.g. a snake); to loaf around
slope; slanting surface; bevel
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
to wring the neck; to strangle
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
shortcake (layered cream and fruit cake; in Japan, made with sponge cake)
grasping (with one's bare hands); holding; grabbing; seizing; catching
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); plagiarism; rip-off
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
gossip; corner of the mouth
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
peeking; peeping (e.g. through a hole, narrow gap)
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene
whole cake; cake sold whole (as opposed to in individual slices)
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
childish; child-like; innocent; naive