beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
detour; circumvention; turning movement
piece of meat; cut of meat
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
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)
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
idol (i.e. carving or painting of a deity)
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
blasphemy; curse; profanity; sacrilege; desecration
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to revere; to respect; to worship
light (color, colour, taste); simple; plain; frank; candid; ingenuous
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet