steel; steal (baseball, basketball)
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
after a long time; for the first time in a while
images drawn or painted on fusuma
right in the center (centre)
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
weight; body weight; importance; weight; emphasis
war; fighting; fierce competition
cavity; tooth decay; decayed tooth; dental caries
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
infant; baby; little child
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
historic; historical; traditional
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
having a meal (before doing something); fortifying oneself with a meal
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
premeditated crime; deliberate crime
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
in accordance with; according to
cowardice; timidity; bashfulness
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
(brute) force; using all one's might
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
way; method; means; resource; course
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant
inside; interior; inner part
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)