for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
whirr; hum; buzz; whoosh; woosh; whiz
shock; tremor; impact; vibration
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to attack; to assault; to assail
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to not take seriously; to take lightly
to relax one's efforts; to let up; to let one's guard down
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
expresses displeasure or disapproval; just from (doing); simply by
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
blow; hit (on the body); beating
snake; serpent; large snake
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
charming; captivating; bewitching; seductive; coquettish
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
impossible; unlikely; improbable