to smash down; to beat in
fingering an object (in killing time); amusing oneself; diversion; gambling
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
PC; personal computer; prestressed concrete; precast concrete; polycarbonate; political correctness; patrol car
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
read-only memory; ROM; lurker (on a forum); read-only member
fraud; trickery; hoax; swindle; counterfeit; fake
yakuman; win worth 32000 points (or, if dealer, 48000 points)
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
young elephant; baby elephant
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
bloomers; (girls') gym shorts
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
speech balloon (in a comic strip); speech bubble; blowoff; effusion; blowing (of a seasonal or climatic wind)
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
listening device; bug; wiretap
riskiness; (level of) danger
inquisitive mind; spirit of inquiry; spirit of enquiry
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
hazy; dim; faint; minced fish or meat that is seasoned and fried
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
one tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); one bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); one cluster (e.g. of flowers); one segment (of a tangerine, etc.); one section
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time