purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
(Buddhist) lecture meeting; religious association; mutual assistance association (i.e. for financial assistance)
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to pour into (liquids); to pump into
contradiction; inconsistency
construction; architecture (of buildings)
to start work (on); to undertake; to start committing a crime; embarkation; launch
if so; in that case; in that situation
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
so; like this; in this way
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
digital versatile disc; DVD
whereabout; about where; how much
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
rubbing one's hands together
starring (in a film, play, etc.); playing the leading part
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
even more; still more; further
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
evaporation; disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)