extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
unique; peculiar; singular
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
rubbing the wrong way (e.g. a cat); irritating
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
fat; tallow; lard; grease
to disentangle; to untangle; to unravel; to relax; to soften; to relieve (e.g. stress, tension)
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
secret base; hideout; hidden position
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
cover; mantle; shroud; hood
having said that; on the other hand
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
honorable certificate; honourable certificate
strategy guide (book, e.g. for a video game); playing guide; book of hints
changing room (at a bathhouse, swimming pool, etc.)
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
to switch off; to turn off
dryer (esp. hair); drier; blower
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
things left (to one) by the deceased; inherited item; estate; lost item; lost property
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing