unevenness; bumpiness; roughness; imbalance; inequality; unevenness
censorship; inspection; examination
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
to inlay; to insert; to plug in (to a formula); to immerse; to trick; to deceive
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
sting (of a bee, etc.); stinger; needle covered with poison
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
metal plate; metallic plate
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
open air; outdoors; outside
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
tradition; legend; folklore
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging