delay; putting off; procrastination
game of make-believe; child's play; pretend play
to turn completely into; to become completely
Kintarō; hero boy of Japanese folklore, who befriended animals and had supernatural strength; Kintarō doll (usu. having a plump red face, carrying an axe, and wearing a red apron); diamond-shaped apron
One Thousand and One Nights; Arabian Nights
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
white knight; knight in shining armor
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
(husband and wife) both working; dual income
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis); qilin (Chinese unicorn); (arch.) horse that can ride 1000 ri in a day
white horse; unrefined sake
upper grades of primary school (sixth, fifth, and sometimes fourth grades)
sign; indication; call; summons; requisition; expropriation
grizzled; (hair) streaked with grey (gray)
repeated at intervals; every other (day, week, month, ...)
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
atonement; the Atonement (of Jesus Christ)
lonely; lonesome; dreary; (arch.) loneliness; (arch.) desolation
atmosphere; air; magnanimity; generosity
front and back; inside and outside; two sides; duplicity; double-dealing; being two-faced
arranging in a line; standing in a row; parallel (electronics, computing, etc.)
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
series (of something); range (e.g. of mountains)
to shake; to wave; to swing; to sway
to wither completely (of a plant); to dry up completely; to drop all its leaves
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action