to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
surely; certainly; without doubt
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
counter for choices, options, etc.
something like ...; something called ...
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
neck; bottleneck; obstruction; neckline
random attacker; slasher; demon who brings misfortune to houses or people he passes by
(one's) quota; assignment
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
groan; moan; roar; howl; hum (e.g. motor); buzz (e.g. bee, wire in wind)
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
running at full speed; going as fast as one can go
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
flight; desertion; escape
indicates the target of an activity; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
summoning circle; magic circle (esp. in fictional settings); magic square
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
troublesome; annoying; complicated
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.)
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
carrion; decaying flesh; tainted meat
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
to use up all one's strength
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
tag (children's game); tig
easy-peasy; easy; simple; pleasant; comfortable; comfy
hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping
bucking horse; unmanageable horse
to save labor; to save labour