to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
front; frontage; facade; main
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
meat soup; bouillon; juices (from grilled meat); gravy
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
reception (telephone); listening (to a telephone)
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
high flame (cooking); high heat; strong heat
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
whereabout; about where; how much
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
short pause; short interval
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
yoo-hoo; halloo; hi-de-ho; howdy; hey
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty; (arch.) China; (arch.) foreign country
sweet flag (Acorus calamus); calamus; Japanese iris (Iris ensata var. ensata)
suffixed to words indicating a class of people to create a plural (esp. in impolite contexts)
haniwa; hollow unglazed terracotta figure from the Kofun period