deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
omen; sign of luck; origin; history; dependent arising; doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
family; clan; sect; school; group of related sumo stables
memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir
empty gun; gun loaded with blanks; firing a blank
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
perpetual youth and longevity; immortality
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
grandpa; grampa; grandfather
smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)
tail (animal); tail end; tip
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person
moment; brief space of time
dried squid; dried cuttlefish; Japanese common squid (Todarodes pacificus); (thing that) grows on one over time
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
reef knot; flat knot; square knot
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
don't worry about it; forget about it
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point