car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto
light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); k-car; kei car
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
one's last moments; death throes; agony of death
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
evil spirit; demon; devil
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
to show up; to appear; to turn up
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
standby; preparation; arrangement
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
copy; duplicate; facsimile; transcript
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
independent action; acting alone
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
to dance down (leaves, petals, etc.); to fall as if dancing
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
come on; hurry up; chop chop; yeah; that's right; exactly
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
to fight to the bitter end