he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
ice; ice cream; ice pop; ice lolly; cold; iced (e.g. iced tea, iced coffee); ice (stimulant drug)
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
whereabouts; what part; how much; what point
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
perfect; complete; flawless
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
accelerator (pedal); gas pedal
brake; (a) stop (to a development, behavior, etc.); (the) brakes
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
to lie; to pretend; to feign; to deceive; to trick
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
this world; this life; world of the living
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 give birth to; to drop (a calf, foal, etc.); to lay (an egg)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
Meguro City (special ward of Tokyo); Bonin white-eye (Apalopteron familiare)
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student; behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake