undesirable friend; bad company; bad companion; partner-in-crime (i.e. good friend); close friend; buddy
diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
revelation; manifestation; appearance; expression (e.g. in molecular biology; protein expression or gene expression)
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
to fiddle with; to monkey around with
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
block (of wood); chip; splinter
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
forbidden move (sumo, shogi, go, etc.); prohibited move; foul
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
front and rear; before and after; order; sequence; consequences; context
to use and then throw away
really; very; extremely; terribly; awfully
substance; true form; main part; main unit; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.); noumenon
long-lasting; long-wearing; wears well; nagamochi; large oblong chest (for clothing, personal effects, etc.)
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
to be reduced to (e.g. poverty); to end up as
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
saving (e.g. time, money, resources); economising; economizing
being without a name; being nameless; namelessness
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away