to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
sweeping conquest; sweeping over; conquering; invading
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to stay (at); to stop (at)
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
first-rate; finest quality; the best
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
inherent flavor; inherent flavour; natural taste; distinctive characteristic (of a person, work, etc.); peculiar quality; special ability
perfection; thoroughness; consummation
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with