to dye; to colour; to color
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
dropping; unloading; grated vegetables, fruit, etc.; grater; using new tools (or clothes, etc.); new tools (or clothes, etc.)
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
area of the field one is supposed to (or able to) defend; (one's) field; (one's) scope; one's type; kind of person one is attracted to
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
main road; main thoroughfare
because of; owing to; due to
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
beyond this point; from now on; after this
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
counter for choices, options, etc.
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
metre; meter; meter; gauge
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
with a wriggle; in a slithering motion; in a squiggle; with a spurt
taste (of a liquid, esp. alcoholic beverages); someone who enjoys alcohol; place one's lips touch on the rim of a cup; shape of one's mouth when drinking; tap; faucet
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend