compression; condensation; constriction; compaction
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
measured amount (esp. of medicine); dosing; manner of seasoning; making adjustments based on experience; doing something by feel
foxes and tanuki; sly fellow; deceiver
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
top (of a mountain); summit; peak; height; orgasm; climax
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
sentiment; sentimentality
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
program (e.g. TV); programme
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
to begin to walk; to set out
well aware of; know thoroughly; being familiar with (and thus feeling no need for restraint)
without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)