index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
destination (one is heading towards); goal
aquarium (building); oceanarium
good performance; good work; great success
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
entry (into a library, museum, etc.); entering
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
to like too much; to like to excess; to adore
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
male homosexual's partner; buttocks; anus
simple; easy; simplistic; inexpensive; cheap
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
aizuchi; backchanneling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
water tank; cistern; fish tank; aquarium
to wail; to bawl; to cry loudly; to shout (while crying)
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
drop-by-drop; dripping; incessantly (esp. speaking, e.g. complaints, compliments); in great profusion; sluggishly; dawdling
dolphin (or other small toothed whales, incl. porpoises, belugas, etc.)
very careful; thoroughly prepared
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
earless seal (Phocidae); true seal; seal
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
sea cucumber (Holothuroidea spp.)
how much; how many; to what extent; oh my god; how; what the
going straight to the point; cutting it short; as it turns out
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
imagination; supposition; guess
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)