ear (of a cereal plant); head; point (of a brush, spear, etc.); tip; crest (of a wave); scion (in grafting)
trembling from fear; trembling all over
as you see; as you can see
cleavage (between breasts)
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest
image; figure; figure; form; image
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
state ceremony; laborious; troublesome; irksome
without any weak spot; watertight (e.g. reasoning); impeccable
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
other self; alter ego; part of oneself (in someone or something else); incarnations of Buddha
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
(organ) rejection; unthinking dismissal; strong reaction (against)
supplementary explanation
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
museum; reference library; archive; record office
test of courage (e.g. at a frightening place such as a graveyard); dare
declining birth rates; decrease in the number of children
closing of a school; closed school
hokora; small wayside shrine
mountain forest; forest on a mountain; montane forest; mountains and forest
(being) out of range (e.g. mobile network, radar, missiles); (being) out of contention; (being) beyond influence
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
the staff; inside the department
coupling; shipping; pairing of characters in a romantic relationship (in fan fiction, manga, etc.)