ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
shoe store; shoe shop; shoemaker
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to smoke (something); to fumigate; to oxidize; to oxidise
smoky; awkward; ill at ease
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
unskilled; awkward; bad; clumsy; poor
to badger; to pester; to beg
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
question; inquiry; enquiry
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
whole year; entire year; n-th year anniversary
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
privately; with outsiders barred; en famille