to be pretentious; to put on airs; to try to appear smart; to act brave; to try to look cool
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
it serves you (him) right; it's what you (he) deserves
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
ghost story; tale of the supernatural
spell; charm; incantation; magic words
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (of letters)
besides; in addition; also; moreover
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
change (for a purchase); toilet splashback
the "ya" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ya, yu, yo)
just one person; only one
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
(telephone) call; ring (of a telephone); shout; call; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call)
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
feeling rough (of the throat); irritated; acrid; pungent
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
front; frontage; facade; main
cigarette end; cigarette butt
three-quarter length (usu. clothing)
pounded fish cake; half a slice; half a ticket; ticket stub
foreigner (esp. a Westerner); gaijin; (arch.) outsider
assessment (of value, damages, etc.); scrutiny (of budget requests, etc.); revision (of a budget)
as expected; as predicted
parking area for bicycles; bicycle parking
ladies' bicycle (esp. one with a front basket); granny bike
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
projection; protrusion; lump; bulge