to bite and tear; to bite a hole in
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to collapse; to flop (onto)
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal
to harm; to hurt; to fail to do; to do amiss; to almost do; to come close to doing
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
main performer; star performer; headliner; rakugo storyteller of the highest rank
be (that) as it may; having said that
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
sight (e.g. of a gun); aim; alignment
roasting; grilling; tempering (in metallurgy); -ware; porcelain
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
greedy; avaricious; covetous; raga (desire)
to flare up; to burst into flames
to occur repeatedly; to repeat; to be repeated; to be frequent
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
(small) stone; rock; pebble
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
great person; hero; mastermind; extraordinary person
to pile up; to accumulate
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
to get high; to become inebriated
heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack
to disappear (gradually); to be vanishing; to fade away; to go out of sight; to die out
flames produced by an explosion; explosive flames
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
self-government; autonomy; local (governmental) autonomy
guard; sentinel; garrison
station; office; guardroom
all one has; all one's possessions
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
mature; experienced; precocious; mature for one's age
to draw a line (between); to make a distinction (between); to distinguish (between)
nonstandard; out of spec; irregular; exceptional; extraordinary; unbelievable
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)