recommendation; endorsement
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
killer; destroyer; annihilator; seducer; seductress; tempter
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
the place for; the time for; the level of
divine power; sacred power; mysterious power; Shinriki (variety of rice)
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
soft to the touch (e.g. fur, feathers); fluffy; to stroke (something fluffy); to rub; to pat
tail (animal); tail end; tip
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
international; worldwide; cross-border; cosmopolitan
person sought by the police; wanted person; fugitive from justice
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
literally; to the letter; literal
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
simply; merely; only; solely
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
impossible; unlikely; improbable
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance