serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to distribute; to hand out
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
rest; break; recess; intermission
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
go that far; to that extent
suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
sex; sexual intercourse; (one's) sex; gender
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
consequence; outcome; result; blame
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately