prohibition; inhibition; ban
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
purging (data); purge (esp. of public officials)
epidermis; cuticle; bark; epidermis; facade
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
second (party to an agreement); the B party (e.g. in a contract); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
to call; to invite; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to ride
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
commercial (radio, TV, etc.); ad; construction management; contract manufacturer; customer management; court martial
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
than; other than; except; but
school festival; campus festival