difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
to encamp; to take up positions
to eat a mouthful; to take a bite
dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks
indirect kiss (e.g. drinking from a cup someone has just used)
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
target practice; marksmanship; target shooting (e.g. at a fair)
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
financial planner; feature phone
mouse (esp. laboratory); (computer) mouse; mouth
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
to compete with; to vie for
measurement error; calculation error
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
piece; fragment; one (object)
isn't it (that) different (from usual, from what one could expect, etc.)?; isn't that wrong?; no, that's wrong; it's not like that; that's not the case
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
gift; premium; prize (lottery drawing, pachinko, etc.); party favor (favour)
practical; useful; utilitarian; pragmatic
keychain; key chain; key ring (encryption)
surging crowd; wave of humanity; stampede
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
mediator; peacemaker; troubleshooter; manager
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless