to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
watching while standing (e.g. a play)
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
parents' observation day (at school); parents' visiting day; open day
in name only; titular; nominal
plastic sheet (usu. blue); vinyl sheet; tarpaulin
sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
standby; preparation; arrangement
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
reserve; spare; note; memorandum; duplicate; copy
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
ascent; uphill; upward slope; (gradual) upturn; increase
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
irrespective (e.g. of age); without discrimination; without distinction
accommodation; reception; seating; custody (e.g. awaiting deportation); internment; admission
named after; associated with; connected with
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
to dye; to colour; to color
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
rolling (something); knocking down; fishing with multiple hooks on a weighted line; repeatedly buying and selling
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
large ball; giant ball (e.g. as pushed by competing teams in a school sports day)
to be somewhat different (from before, from others, etc.)