talented person; clever person
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
white background; blank; female virgin
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
knitting wool; woolen yarn; woollen yarn
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
considerably; greatly; a lot
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
site (usu. website); sight; payable on sight
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
another world (esp. in fiction); otherworld; parallel universe; different-dimension world; isekai
came; went; were (somewhere); was (somewhere); were (doing); was (doing)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
to interlace; to fit together; to combine; to mingle
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
pronunciation; production of sound
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
national holiday; public holiday