to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
taxation office serving a specific area; competent tax office; police station with jurisdiction for a precinct, etc.; competent police station
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
to frolic about; to mess around
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
club activities; extracurricular activities
number of persons; personnel
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
without; but if; otherwise; or else
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
utility pole; power pole; telephone pole; telegraph pole
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
feel (of a material); texture
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
back cover (e.g. camera, watch, etc.)
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
extra effort; one small touch; small twist
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds