present; gift; to give a present or gift
knothole; peep-hole; bad eyes
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
starting line; starting point
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
at a stroke; with a single swoop
sharp-edged tool; sharp weapon; convenience; facility; superior talent; outstanding ability
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
amplification (elec.); magnification; amplification; making larger
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; lazily
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
with all one's strength; with all one's might
greatly energetic; ferocious; extreme; severe
to scuttle off; to take flight
to strangle; to constrict
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
reverse; inversion; upside down; unreasonable; absurd; wrong
freely; right and left; as one pleases
maneuver (usu. of military force); manoeuvre; mobile; nimble; agile
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
support; backing; aid; assistance
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
perfection; thoroughness; consummation
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
to punish (e.g. a child, etc.)
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
opening and shutting; opening and closing
to issue a manifesto; to appeal
lover; lady-killer; sexy guy
to feel dizzy; to have blood rush to one's head; to lose one's cool; to be obsessed; to be infatuated; to become conceited