interruption (e.g. of a conversation)
good-for-nothing; worthless
amorous adventure; love affair
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
doppelgänger; doppelganger
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
downy hair; down; vellus hair; lanugo
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
prison window; (behind) prison bars
secret language; jargon; cant; argot; slang
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
pointing out; identification
(as alike as) two peas in a pod
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); plagiarism; rip-off
no matter how much time passes
other self; alter ego; part of oneself (in someone or something else); incarnations of Buddha
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
double; double bed; hotel room with a double bed; double-breasted; double-cuffed; double width (of cloth; usu. 1.42 meters); doubles (e.g. in tennis)
one's share; one's portion
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
supernatural phenomenon; paranormal phenomenon; anomalous phenomenon
fear makes the wolf bigger than he is; things are not as scary as they seem; (lit.) the ghost, when examined closely, is withered silver grass
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
glass sphere; glass bead; glass marble
penetration; permeation; transmission
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward
north and south; north to south; South Korea and North Korea
stylish; smart; with a crack; crisply (e.g. fried, starched); tearing off; ripping off
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity