to cool something down (e.g. by adding water)
inability to discern the truth due to conflicting testimony
short distance; short range; short-haul
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
diamond; (railway) schedule; timetable; diagram
having sociable manners; sociable
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
all members; everybody; regular member
careful consideration; deliberation; thinking over carefully
position on the fingerboard (of a shamisen, koto, etc.); vital point; crux
sudden death; sudden-death (playoff); golden goal playoff
rhombus; rhomb; lozenge; diamond shape
same sort; same kind; same genus; homologous; congeneric
stratum; geological formation; layer; bed (coal, gravel, etc.)
dam; weir; barrier; sluice
information retrieval; IR; investor relations; integrated resort; infrared radiation; infrared
five characters; five letters; five-syllable verse of a waka, haiku, renga, etc.; first five syllables of a waka, haiku, renga, etc.
being brought to a standstill; being stranded; being stumped; being in a dilemma; dying while standing (and remaining standing); dying on one's feet
broadcast; multi-destination delivery
sandbank (in a river); sandbar
jostling; being jostled; being mobbed; crumpling
body double; double; wire puller; person behind the scenes; shadow commander
yoke; constraints; oppression
imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
to stay (at); to stop (at)
looking directly at; looking straight at; looking squarely at (e.g. a problem); facing (e.g. the truth); normal vision; emmetropia
final coat (of paint, plaster, varnish, etc.); finish; glazing; adding more of the same (of something negative, e.g. shame)
pleasure; delight; enjoyment
delicate technique (in sumo, judo, etc.); little trick; subtle maneuver