to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
preference; priority; precedence
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
(examination) failure; rejection; disqualification
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
disliking a certain food without having tried it; disliking something without having tried it; being prejudiced against; having an instinctive aversion to
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
latch; clasp; catch; check; fastener
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
item; article; dish; course; finest item
fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
all parts; various parts; every department
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
amount of force (required to do something); (using the) right amount of force; appropriate use of force
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
early spring; beginning of spring; New Year
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
journalization (accounts); journalisation; bookkeeping
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to take action; to start; to get started; to begin to do