explanatory; expository; elucidatory
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
all the time; every single time; thank you (for your continued patronage)
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
to see through; to see the true nature of something
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
destination; place one stays during a trip
carving; engraving; sculpture; tattoo
watch stand; watcher's seat; attendant's booth (e.g. at an onsen)
watchtower; watch tower; lookout tower
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
lattice; latticework; window bars; grid; grating
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
Mount Fuji; Mt. Fuji; Fujiyama; Fuji-san
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
good old; good old-fashioned
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
scale; bathroom scale; weighing machine
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
coffee-flavored milk; coffee milk
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
one breath; chug!; drink!
the way one drinks; one's manner of drinking
walking about town; stroll around town; walking the streets (e.g. for exercise)
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion