unconventional; eccentric; offbeat; aberrant; outlandish; crazy
only because ...; definitely not; certainly not; if actually
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
villain; baddie; the villain's part
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
near; close by; within reach; familiar
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to scale (mountain, flight of stairs, etc.)
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to become coarse (e.g. of a texture); to turn rough; to turn gritty; to become sandy
feel (of a material); texture
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
wearing armour (armor); counter for suits of armour
insect catching; bug catching
little-known good place; good out-of-the-way place; well-kept secret place; hole-in-the-wall
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
chief; main; principal; important
observation; survey; watching
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
to this extent; to this degree; this much
in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)
hoe-shaped helmet crest; stag beetle
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
warming (limbering) up; warming-up exercises
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with