metal rod; metal bar; iron rod; iron club; iron staff with rings on top (traditionally used by night watchmen)
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
farsightedness; far-sightedness; hyperopia; hypermetropia; long-sightedness
to sit on the edge of one's seat; to be in breathless suspense
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
rotary; roundabout; traffic circle; rotary; rotating
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
suffix for room numbers; suffix for apartment numbers
rough sketch; floor plan; blueprint
return of something; repayment
automatic turnstile (ticket gate)
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
always-on connection (esp. to the Internet)
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
to turn left; to turn to the left
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
high (e.g. ball in baseball); highish; on the expensive side; comparatively expensive; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score
folding chair (with tubular metal frame)
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
(top) half naked; naked above the waist
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
tranquility; tranquillity; calmness; serenity; quietness
radio (communication); wireless; not using wires
full screen (display on computer); full screen (video release of widescreen movie resized for 4:3 image display)
way of standing; dancer (in a Japanese dance performance)
to abolish; to abandon; to repeal; to dethrone; to depose
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
spelling mistake (usually in a foreign language)
pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji); way of reading (out loud); interpretation (e.g. of a text); reading
to get goosebumps; to have one's hair stand on end; to shudder
to perform some process; to apply some treatment; to revise; to correct
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance
idleness; lack of application; lazy study habits
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
blunt (e.g. sword); dull; lazy; cowardly; good for nothing
to hit the mark; to hit the nail on the head
shallow thinking; superficial view; insufficient consideration