describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
all-time high (price, in trading); record high; new high
the first and second; a few
preliminary step; first step
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
to feel blessed to be in one's position; to be thankful for one's good fortune
providence; luck; favor; favour; advantage
ominous; ill-omened; inauspicious; unlucky; sinister
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
to put one's hand on; to touch
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
decisive moment; turning point; critical moment; win-or-bust situation
first thing in the afternoon
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
ascites; abdominal dropsy
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; inequality; imbalance; unevenness
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
swelling; enlargement; becoming fat; hypertrophy
to push (a thing) out; to jut out (can have a negative nuance); to protrude; to rise out the trap door (on stage)
overswelling (of a blood vessel); engorgement; bulging; squaring one's shoulders; flexing one's muscles
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
middle finger; long finger; second finger; middle toe; third toe
along; parallel to; in accordance with
counter for leaves in a book (esp. one with traditional Japanese-style binding); counter for blocks of tofu; counter for servings in a restaurant; counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.; even number; 109.09 m
camp stove and cooking utensils; outdoor cooking set; surgical artery forceps; Kocher forceps
to insert; to put between; to tuck (e.g. fabric into a gap)
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
Kerry (Ireland); Kelley; Kerrey