to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
body; body blow (in boxing)
young and energetic; up-and-coming; new and excellent; newly produced; up-and-comer
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
(yarn) count; nth place (in a race); nth position (in a starting lineup); nth rank (in a battle formation); castle guard; second-place horse
to take; to catch; to capture
conversion; shift; about-face; switch
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
(facial) expression (esp. fierce, fearless, sinister, etc.); look
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
attraction; fascination; lure; captivation; charm
flagship (product, company, etc.); (naval) flagship
geisha; professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets
to load (with goods, cargo); to put on board; to stow aboard
all the time; every single time; thank you (for your continued patronage)
enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
naming (esp. of a commercial product or company); branding
government and municipal offices; public agencies
grilling on a skewer; spit-roasting
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
installation; mounting; furnishing; run (on a bank); bank run
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
protest; refutation; pleading
treatment (of a person); dealing with
rubbing the wrong way (e.g. a cat); irritating
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
same kind (race); homogeneousness
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
reaction; response; reaction
immortality; eternal life; undeath; undead
eradication; extermination; destruction; suppression
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
spectators; onlookers; members of the audience