praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)
180 degrees; complete (about-face; in policy, opinion, etc.); radical (change); hundred-and-eighty degree (turn)
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
many; a lot of; a great number of; numerous
holding one's sword pointing towards the opponent's eyes (kendo stance)
to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter
to show mercy; to show sympathy; to have compassion; to be kind
dad; daddy; papa; sugar daddy
inconsiderate; unkind; cruel; thoughtless; unthinking; mindless
counter; counting device; (service) counter (at a bank, store, etc.); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); bar; counter-attack (in soccer); counter
five (long cylindrical things)
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance
aquaculture; culture; cultivation; raising
refining; purification; careful manufacture
to fire (a gun); to shoot; to let off; to loose off; to blow (someone) away
nylon track suit (when worn as street fashion); rattle-rattle; rustle-rustle; whisper-whisper
blunt (e.g. sword); dull; lazy; cowardly; good for nothing
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel; castor; caster
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
propulsive power; driving force
iron plate; steel plate; sure thing; certain winner
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; distinguished; unrivaled; surpassing (e.g. beauty)
to snap; to break (under pressure)
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to throw (liquid) at; to dash; to inundate (with questions); to heap (praise); to hurl (abuse)
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
pointing out; identification
several minutes; a few minutes
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb