challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
seen it once, seen it all; a single instance indicates what happens all the time; one case gives you an idea of what always happens
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
nonchalantly; without a care
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
what happens twice will happen thrice
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
three times; thrice; third (interval)
four times; four-colour process printing; CMYK printing
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
old, white fox (trad. said to have supernatural powers); Arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus)
undergrowth; weeds beneath a tree
to rock; to shake; to swing
to make an appearance; to show up
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
(school) grade; year; class; grade; kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
point; dot; one point; one matter; one point (in a game, exam, etc.); one mark
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
tail (of an animal); cauda; tail (of a kite, etc.); tail end; tail (of a comet); slope at the foot of a mountain
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
number (of long, cylindrical things, movies, trains, home runs, etc.)
in proportion to; just as much as
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth