number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
firmly; flatly; definitely (wrong, different, etc.); absolutely; by far; far and away
love birds; sickeningly sweet and soppy couple
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)
action committee; executive committee
declaration; proclamation; announcement
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
first time; first; initial
life; living; I; me; student
championship; title (of champion); championship game; championship tournament
veteran (e.g. soldier); battle-hardened; seasoned; (of) long military service
tough guy; wild one; veteran (in a particular field); expert; person of surprising audacity; someone with a lot of nerve
polish; burnishing; improvement; becoming more skilled
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
to show up; to appear; to turn up
spirits; excitement; tension; tension (mental strain); anxiety
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
traditional performing arts (e.g. shamisen, koto, dance, etc.); accomplishments
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled
Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine; squealer; rat; loser; asshole
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
shadow picture; silhouette; shadowgraph
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
warm and fluffy; soft; steamy hot (food); hot and flaky; feeling mentally tired; feeling of tired relief or accomplishment after effort or perseverance
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
each; (arch.) you (plural)
dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)
side door; side gate; wicket gate
eating quickly; speed-eating
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
strong point; selling point; forte; specialty; attraction
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project
(another's) child; child; kid