taste; liking; preference
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
propensity; tendency; inclination; deflection
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
at a glance; at first sight
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
pattern paper (for dressmaking)
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
shortcake (layered cream and fruit cake; in Japan, made with sponge cake)
combination; assortment (of goods); assorted basket or box (e.g. of chocolates)
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
(two-page) spread; two pages opposite each other
writing; entry (e.g. to a form); posting (e.g. to a blog)
good flavor; good flavour; delicacy; dainty
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
the future; future prospects
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
depiction; description; portrayal
blank space; margin; blank canvas
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to pause; to have a short intermission
like this; this sort; this way
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue