it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
good performance; good work; great success
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
elastic band; rubber band
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to interfere; to butt in; to interrupt someone
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
partly open; in half bloom
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
thick (paper, cloth, etc.); heavy
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
admission ticket for an examination
writing implement; writing tool
lost article; something forgotten
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of