leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
item; must-have; must-have item; (inventory) item; pick-up
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
block (of wood); chip; splinter
four (long cylindrical things)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; money
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
half; 50%; 5 parts; 5%; equality; equal footing
lock; padlock; tablet; pill
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
to do in earnest; to concentrate on; to apply one's mind to
to amuse oneself; to make merry
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone
firm; strong; solid; stable
powerless; weak; lacking physical strength; incompetent; lacking ability; powerless
plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
to harm; to hurt; to fail to do; to do amiss; to almost do; to come close to doing