to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
low waist (clothing); drop waist; dropped-waist
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
threefold; folded in three
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
leather shoes; leather boots
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
natural monument; protected species (animal, habitat, etc.)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
firmly rooted; deep-seated
to grab attention; to attract notice; to be eye-catching
establishment; settlement
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
sailor suit; middy uniform
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
with these words; while saying
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
feeling; sense; impression