to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
quarter; person with one non-Japanese grandparent
to abbreviate; to abridge; to omit; to leave out; to take; to capture
anciently; formerly; old times; a long time ago
cloth; tablecloth; wallpaper; wall fabric
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
utmost limits; extremity; limit
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
chief; main; principal; important
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
within; inside of; less than
to undergo great hardships; to waste away from great effort and worry
fat; chubby; fatso; fatty; fat person
restlessly; in continuous motion
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
prescription (of medicine); formula
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
messy; confused; chaotic; in a nagging manner; (complaining) about various things
leg trip (in sumo, judo, etc.); foothold; pedal; spanning (incl. partial start and end periods)
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
one-on-one fighting sport (without weapons); combat sport; martial art
flash (of light); glint; schiller
sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
gunport; embrasure; muzzle
ceasing to think; refusing to think critically; giving up thinking (for oneself); going blank; mental block; inability to think clearly
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
dealing with; coping with
pause; interval; distance; range; suitable time; appropriate opportunity
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated