defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to resort to violence; to behave violently; to use force
punishment (of children); spanking; smacking; criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
attacking a fleeing enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation; rubbing salt into a wound
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
way; method; means; resource; course
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
reading too much into (a statement, etc.)
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
suddenly (stick out, appear, extend, etc.); abruptly (protrude); unexpectedly
thicket; bush; coppice; brushwood
to hide; to conceal; to lower volume (of a sound or one's voice) so as not to be heard; to become quiet and inconspicuous
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
virgin (usu. female); maiden; virgin (e.g. forest); unspoiled by human activity; debut; maiden (e.g. voyage)
pure; clean; untouched; innocent
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
capacity; volume; capacitance
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
sportswear; sports clothes
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of