measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
with a friendly grin; smilingly
deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
redwing searobin (species of gurnard, Lepidotrigla microptera)
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
water plant; aquatic plant; waterweed; hydrophyte
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
again; once more; a second time
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted