reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
oh; ah; if there is; as for that; that is
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
senior group member; leader among peers; (like) one's older brother; big brother
finishing blow; coup de grâce
no, not like that (but like this)
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
likability; favorability; popularity
influence; effect; impact
throw; throwing; resigning (a game of shogi, go, etc.); giving up; selling at a loss; sell-off
to be discouraged; to shrink from
to follow (someone's) example; to imitate; to copy; to learn (by observation)
on countless occasions; many a time
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
witnessing; observing; sighting
decapitated body; deflowered stem
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
relocation of the capital; transfer of the capital
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
strategy meeting; council of war
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
diet; dieting; losing weight (through dieting, exercise, etc.)
to uncover; to solve; to reveal
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi); audience
grip; having all the cards needed to form a scoring combination in one's hand
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; point of view; viewpoint
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person