to violate the law; to have a brush with the law; to have a run-in with the law
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
part; part-timer; part-time (work)
change (for a purchase); toilet splashback
fishing; collecting shells; fisherman
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
at regular intervals; evenly spaced
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
comparatively; relatively
academic book; scholarly book; learned book; tome
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
classbook; yearbook; graduation album
digital versatile disc; DVD
18 certificate; R-18; restricted to those 18 years or older
dōjinshi; magazine published by like-minded people; fanzine; zine
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
sunlight; sunshine; sunbeams
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
Near Threatened (conservation status); NT; New Testament; nuchal translucency
to fold up; to fold into layers
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
registration; accession; register; entry; record
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
love; attachment; lovesickness
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus; rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)