dated; date; date of effect (e.g. a rule change); fixed; external
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
faint; fainting; losing consciousness
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
to take off (another's clothes); to strip someone (of their clothes); to undress
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
flagrante delicto; caught red-handed
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
eruption; volcanic eruption
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
ground; land; the region in question; the local area; skin; texture; fabric
group; body; party; company; troupe; gang
poor; low-grade; load; pack; packhorse
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
junior high school student; middle school pupil
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to explain carefully and slowly; to explain politely in simple terms; to spoon-feed
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
finally; at last; in the end; ultimately
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
block (of wood); chip; splinter
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
had better ...; had better not ...
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly