main cause; primary factor
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
in order; sequential; seriatim
backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind
other party; opposite party; opposing team; one's opponent; one's adversary
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
bamboo shoot; inexperienced doctor; quack
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
invincible; ever-victorious; unconquerable; unbeaten
undefeated; unbeatable; invincible
un-; non-; negative prefix
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
fireball; ball of fire; will-o'-the-wisp; jack-o'-lantern
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
to collect information; to gather knowledge
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
cluster of trees; grove; thicket
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
rustling sound; search (esp. a home search by the police)
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
artificial feeding; accustoming wild animals to eating food given by humans
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to put to sleep; to lay (something) on its side