gem; jewel; precious stone
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
to bury; to embed; to implant
organ (musical instrument)
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to collect the ashes of the deceased; to look after someone's affairs after he dies
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
to speak; to say; to vocalize
(not) even once; (not) ever
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
interval; break; pause; spare moment
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
clip (paper, surgical, etc.); hairpin; hair slide; curler
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
calendar; calender (machine for flattening things)
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
writing; entry (e.g. to a form); posting (e.g. to a blog)
retainer; vassal; servant
make-up; making food (in a delivery-only restaurant); cooking
to look around; to take a view of
stamp (postage); merchandise certificate
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
having not the slightest idea
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
charming; fascinating; attractive
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
to take measures; to work out a plan; to lecture; to read aloud; to confer