to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
to say; to be called; to do
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to keep away; to keep at a distance
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly
to be on the right track; to be close enough
attribute; property; context; character class, type, fetish, etc.
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
exchange (something) together
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
groundwork; foundation; inclination; aptitude; undercoat; first coat
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
metre; meter; meter; gauge
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
retrogression; regression
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
crunching; chewing or crushing something hard; hard and crunchy; very skinny; emaciated