preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
smoked food; smoking (fish, meat, etc.); smoked
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to be collected; to be gathered (e.g. mushrooms, etc.); to be harvested; to be able to collect; to be able to mine
leading product; flagship product; top product
to start singing (of birds, etc.)
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
figure; body shape; build; somatotype; biotype; habitus
calabash (Lagenaria siceraria); bottle gourd; gourd (container); calabash
metabolic syndrome; overweight
poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
temperature; body temperature (human, animal)
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
sexual desire; sex drive; lust
incarnation (of Buddha or bodhisattva); avatar; embodiment (as in "embodiment of evil"); incarnation; personification
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
health; healthy; sound; fit
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations