ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material); Ruby (programming language)
department store; department
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
blast it!; bloody hell!; by thunder!; you bastard!; god damn you!; motherfucker!
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
pair; the two; both persons; both things
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
town area; urban area; metropolitan area; built-up area
one plot (of land); one block (i.e. one city block); one area; one brush stroke; one kanji stroke
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
comparatively; relatively
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
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
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to become empty; to be emptied
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
program (of events, music, etc.); programme; program (booklet); brochure; (computer) program; programming
directionality; directivity
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
to attempt; to test; to try out
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
to complain; to make a complaint
pouring out in large amounts; flowing out gushingly
person who prefers sweet things to alcoholic drinks; person with a sweet tooth