Spam (trademarked luncheon meat, made mostly from ham); spam (unsolicited email messages)
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
disdain; contempt; scorn; abhorrence
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to touch emotionally; to feel something; to strike home
to watch over; to watch attentively
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
final; eventual; ultimate
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
to take advantage (of somebody's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
weight; body weight; importance; weight; emphasis
reconciliation; make peace with
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow)
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
whirr; hum; buzz; whoosh; woosh; whiz
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
year in, year out; always; 24-7
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising