needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.); overcoming; surmounting; bringing under control
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
greeting; a fine thing to say
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking
travelling incognito (of a person of high rank); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
to go (to); to make one's way (to); to visit
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
deep inside; innermost place
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
origin; source; beginning; starting point
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
accomplice; co-conspirator
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
to put (wood, coal, paper, etc.) into the fire; to throw on the fire; to add to the fire; to burn
extinguishing; dying out (of a fire); putting out
hellfire; flames of hell; raging fire; large fire; fire that consumes an evildoer
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
wasted effort; fruitless effort; vain efforts
closely-guarded secret; top secret
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
very small amount of money; penny; cent; nickel; dime
indiscreet; thoughtless; absurd; laughable; disdaining; belittling
exchange (of words, views, punches, cups, etc.); give-and-take; reply; answer; response
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to overflow from something full
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
boasting of one's strength
men; manservant; male attendants to an actor
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide