division; section; demarcation; (traffic) lane; compartment; classification
all you want; as much as one wants
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
kerosene; paraffin; lamp oil
what one should do (usu. in questions)
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
marital quarrel; argument between husband and wife
to disgrace oneself; to make a fool of oneself
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
instead; but (on the other hand)
lost article; something forgotten
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
awkward; embarrassed; embarrassing; inconvenient; inopportune; untimely
reverse side; opposite (of the expected); purl stitch (knitting)
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
unlucky year; critical year; year (esp. age 25 and 42 for men, 19 and 33 for women) that is considered unlucky (orig. in Onmyōdō); bad year; annus horribilis
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
exorcism; ceremonial cleansing from evil influence
fax; facsimile; fax machine
breakdown; failure; damage; hurt; objection; protest