thick red ink (used for signature seals); red ink pad; vermillion ink; cinnabar ink
miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
retirement ceremony of a wrestler where his top-knot is cut
the situation reverses itself; the table is turned; the shoe is on the other foot
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
change again and again; seesaw back and forth; being in a state of flux; backtracking repeatedly
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
to come to an end; to close the curtain
in preparation; (shop) not yet open for business
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
competent; suitable; qualified
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
to load (with goods, cargo); to put on board; to stow aboard
(shopping) cart; kart; go-kart
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
to be at a loss for words
in swarms; in great crowds
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
the whole day; all the day
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
rare; strange; odd; peculiar
column (e.g. in newspaper); stand-alone feature article framed by a box
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
popular; folksy; plebeian; ordinary; unpretentious
looking up a word or kanji by its reading (rather than by its radical or stroke count); katakana-hiragana prolonged sound mark
long-vowel mark; macron; long note
taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)