paper-thin wafer (for wrapping powdered medicine, candies, etc.)
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
more haste, less speed; slow and steady wins the race
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
(cute) suffix for familiar person; cute adjective form
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked
extravagant spree; wild merrymaking; living it up
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
to give; to do (something) for
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
marathon; long-distance race
sense of anticipation; feeling of expectation; feeling of hope
older sister; elder sister
derivative work (usu. unauthorized and produced by fans, e.g. dōjinshi, fanfiction)
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
suddenly (rising to fame, etc.); instantly; immediately; one bound; one leap
gently (of the wind); softly
cut; reduction; curtailment
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
technique; art; skill; move
sexual discrimination; sexism
greatest common divisor; GCD
to compare (e.g. notes); to exchange (e.g. views, opinions)
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
building addition or extension; an annex
sublimation; sublimating (an emotion, impulse, etc.); channelling; diverting
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
unity; coherence; consistency; settlement; conclusion; completion
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
attack; assault; attempt; try