affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
supporting; shoring up; promotion; propping-up; jacking-up; manipulation
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
and; thereupon; because of that
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
to be conspicuous; to stand out
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
cartoon-character costume
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
death from explosion; death from bombing; bombing (in sales); flopping
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
costumed mascot character (oft. devised for PR purposes by local governments, government departments, etc.)
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
antenna; thing or method used to collect information or opinions
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
to pierce through; to break through
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
distortion (often used for caricature in manga, etc.); deformation
hook (fishing, golf, boxing, etc.)
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass