accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
Perry; Perry, Matthew C. (1794-1858; American navy officer); Peri; Perri; Pelly; Peli
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
contest decided by a single round (bout); contest decided by a single roll of dice; one-shot game (contest); make-or-break game
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
10th day of the month; ten days
unproductive; counterproductive
wretched life; life of misery
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
difference in elevation (between two points in a body of water); head; drop (e.g. of a waterfall); difference; gap
little more than; only slightly better than; almost the same as
sitting together in a circle; happy circle; harmony
satisfying; pleasing; gratifying
to be encouraged by initial success; to get a taste for; to yearn for more
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.
indie (artist, film, record label, etc.); independent production; independent company; independent publisher
the Emperor; His Majesty; the government; the authorities; proprietress; hostess
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
with one's own body; by one's own action; by one's own experience; barely (e.g. escape); narrowly
common sense; common knowledge; common understanding
to get on well (with someone); (lit.) to be a good match with one's horse
special selection; special approval; special prize; highest honours
hermaphrodite; androgyny; hermaphroditism; hermaphroditic female characters
different kind (species, variety); heterologous; heterogenous
cunning and wickedness; cunning and wicked person
the entire strength; all hands; all the members
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
bringing; taking; carrying
seven colours (of the rainbow); prismatic colors; blend of seven spices (cayenne, sesame, Japanese pepper, citrus peel, etc.)
moment by moment; hour by hour
ignition; lighting; firing; setting off
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)