to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
unveiling a Buddhist image; public exhibition (of a Buddhist image); revealing something that is supposed to remain hidden; opening a gambling house; holding a gambling party
assault; outrage; act of violence; rape; sexual assault
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable; to feel on edge
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
as expected (positive events); as hoped for
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
how; in what way; circumstances
gurgling down; being sucked into; caving in suddenly
(pieces of metal, etc. hitting each other) noisily; cluttered; disordered; messy
pip (spot on a die); small cube (esp. of food); die; dice
somehow dirty; slightly dirty; dingy; somewhat base; vaguely underhanded
wind-swept; exposed to the wind
synchronization; synchronized swimming
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
flaring up; bursting into flames
moisture; humidity; dampness
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
foreign; abroad; overseas
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
four characters; four letters
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
closing part of a balance sheet; balance of accounts
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
calamity; disaster; accident
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to wither completely (of a plant); to dry up completely; to drop all its leaves
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...