threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
loss (of something); disadvantage; mistake; error; flaw; defect
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
change; alteration; modification
making use of; application; practical use; operation; handling; steering (esp. a boat)
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
such; this sort of; like this
on-the-spot investigation
making efficient; optimization
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
first generation; founder
everybody; every last one of them; all
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
duty; obligation; responsibility
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
space (room, area, outer space)
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
(sleeping) peacefully; quietly; soundly
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp