lively; vigorous; energetic; full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
social networking service; SNS
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
volume (sound level); volume (books); volume; substantial quantity (e.g. hearty meal); any kind of adjustment knob, not necessarily for sound
self-consciousness; self-awareness
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the usual
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
(one's) initials; first letter (of a name, sentence, etc.); initial; first
on the least pretext; at the drop of a hat
production (e.g. play); direction
changing the subject; on a different note; by the way
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
copier; copy machine; photocopier
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
systematic; regular; routine
last night; yesterday evening
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
slow; sluggish; dull; lax; sloppy; lenient
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
pregnancy; conception; gestation
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
speech balloon (in a comic strip); speech bubble; blowoff; effusion; blowing (of a seasonal or climatic wind)
buh-boo (from sound of 'wrong' buzzer in quiz shows, used when somebody says an incorrect answer)
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
index finger; forefinger; second toe
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
under the staircase; understairs
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd