fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
living thing; living creature; animal; life
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
discipline; training; teaching manners
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
perfect; perfection; perfect game
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
rest period; intermission; break time; recess
good humour (humor); good mood
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
to pat (e.g. dog); to rub; to stroke; to fondle
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)