example; simile; metaphor; allegory
health; healthy; sound; fit
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
person obsessed with thoughts of sex; being obsessed with love or lust
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
match (for lighting a fire)
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
as you (they, etc.) say; as you suggest; I absolutely agree
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
while; during; while; although; all; both
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
unintentionally; calmly; inadvertently; innocently
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to become an adult woman; to come of age; to lose one's virginity (of a woman); to become sexually active
to make an appearance; to show up
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
dried sardines (held together by a bamboo skewer or string piercing the eye sockets)
for heaven's sake (Pete's, mercy's, etc.); for pity's sake; oh stop; lay off
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
virgin (usu. female); maiden; virgin (e.g. forest); unspoiled by human activity; debut; maiden (e.g. voyage)
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of