long "o" vowel arising from combination of the "a" and "u" sounds
squab; young pigeon; pigeon meat
konpeitō; small coloured sugar candy covered with tiny bulges
thousand years; very long period; forever
frame for drying clothes; clotheshorse
(getting a) perfect score; scoring 100; grading students on a scale of one hundred; doing perfectly (in a test); leaving nothing to be desired
gun; pistol; tiddlywinks; marbles; repellence
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
hack; inferior horse; inferior person; incapable person
organ (musical instrument)
wood chip; splinter; thin shingles
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
whenever you want; any time you like
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
opening; start; opening credits; title sequence; theme song (played during the opening credits of a TV show, etc.)
barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
to relax one's efforts; to let up; to let one's guard down
change (for a purchase); toilet splashback
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
to have the privilege of doing
the heavens; the skies; celestial sphere; heavenly realm; deva realm
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
oar; all; (pulling an) all-nighter; staying up all night long
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to row; to scull; to pedal (e.g. bicycle); to swing (on a swing); to operate a hand pump; to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
take care of yourself; get well soon; God bless you; bless you
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
spirit world; underworld; the next world
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
thick; deep; kind; cordial; serious (of an illness); abundant
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one