old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
don't worry about it; there is nothing to fear; there is no need for anxiety; everything is under control
to dress up as; to disguise oneself as; to play the role of
destruction; annihilation; extermination
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
space on a page (e.g. in a newspaper); surface of paper; letter; writings
tone (of argument); tenor; drift
leaving; quitting; retiring
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
good handwriting; skillful penmanship; speedy writing; vigorous writing
being moved (to tears); being touched (by); (falling) softly (of leaves, petals, etc.); becoming slightly drunk; becoming tipsy
styrofoam; styrene foam; expanded polystyrene
combination; union; incorporation; congruence
horse mackerel (Carangidae spp., esp. the Japanese horse mackerel, Trachurus japonicus); jack mackerel; pompano; scad
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
emperor's private hunting preserve
perfectly in sync; in step (dancing); on the same wavelength
Buddhism's highest paradise
marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish
a cut above the rest; superior; one field; one matter; suitably; reasonably
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
messenger; envoy; emissary
(arch.) large river (esp. the Yangtze); Lake Biwa
to be jealous of; to be envious of; to envy
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
thunderous roar of laughter (from multiple people); loud burst of laughter; explosive laughter
(of a woman) divorcing and moving back in with her parents; (of an employee) leaving a position only to return to it later; (of a ship) leaving from and returning to the same port
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
pot; (arch.) typical name for a female servant in the Edo-period; working at night; female with symptoms of gender identity disorder (e.g. a transvestite)