capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
(wild) yak (Bos mutus); (domestic) yak (Bos grunniens)
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
child; small person; dwarf; midget; narrow-minded person; mean person
older employee who does not have much actual work
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
script; screenplay; scenario
time; hour; period; class
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
police; police officer; police station
simply; merely; only; solely
police; polis (ancient Greek city state); -city
sailing; marching; going out; dispatch
original story; original version; this volume
imprisonment; incarceration
bad ending (in a film, novel, etc.); unhappy ending
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
flight; desertion; escape
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
boomerang; swim briefs; Speedos
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side