short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
passing the baton (in a relay race); baton pass; baton handoff; passing the baton; handing over (a job, responsibility over something, etc.)
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through
Alice; Alliss; Alyce; Arisu
first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
remains; corpse; (dead) body
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
newcomer; initiate; rookie
considerably (beyond one's expectations); unexpectedly; surprisingly; contrary to one's expectations
person with limited access to information (via the Internet, television, etc.)
safe tile; tile that may be discarded without risking benefiting an opponent; no-risk choice; easily handled person
limit (amount, e.g. on credit card, loan, expenditure)
laziness; shirking; impudent; brazenly dishonest
devil; evil spirit; genie
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
contempt; scorn; disdain; despising; looking down on; slighting
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
charm; talisman; tally; sign; mark; fu
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
mourning; mourning period; anniversary of one's death
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
single touch (of a button, etc.); one-touch operation; touch (of the ball before it lands out of bounds; in volleyball); one-touch play (in soccer)
exchanging parts or equipment to effect a change in performance
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
to support (someone) financially; to finance; to supply (money); to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)
powerful medicine; strong poison
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
eyewitness report; eyewitness information
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
changing clothes; change of clothes