mochi; (sticky) rice cake
transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage
systematic; organized; organizational
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
henchman; follower; (arch.) adopted child
carton (e.g. of cigarettes); tray (in which money is placed when paying); dish
release (from custody); discharge; liberation; setting free; letting go; letting off
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
(committing, resorting to) an act of violence
applying (e.g. a technology); adoption
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
stairs; stairway; staircase
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
entrance; admission; entering
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
every person; every mouth; every entrance
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to state; to express; to mention
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo