familiar (spirit or otherwise magical creature which aids a magician or sorcerer); familiar spirit
red bean paste; red bean jam; filling (e.g. of a manjū); stuffing; padding
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
master; teacher; stable master
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
chief vassal; senior statesman
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
to strain or exert oneself; to go all out
(divine) punishment; curse; retribution
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
none other than; ... himself; ... herself
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
leading; prominent; eminent; counting on one's fingers
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
history; pedigree; lineage
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
to beat someone to the punch; to get the drop on (someone); to forestall
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
surface of a board or record
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
legitimate self-defence; legitimate self-defense
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
of all things (days, etc.)
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal