punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
special order (goods); custom (made); bespoke
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
lump (of flour, etc.); clump (of ground meat, etc.)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to begin to fall (rain, etc.)
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
break room; lounge (e.g. in an onsen); resting room
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
double torture; double pain; double hardship; double whammy
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
to tower above the rest; to be by far the best; to be prominent; to be outstanding; to be a cut above
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
to be prolonged; to drag on
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
tall and thin; long and thin; lanky; spindly; gangly
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
pot holder; oven glove; oven mitt
paste products (incl. sweets, fish paste, etc.); parade float; procession
boarding; board; meals; catering; cook
sharp ear; long ears; ability to remember everything one hears
the more you do (it), the... (e.g. "the more you drink, the better it tastes")
to serve; to dish up; to dish out
burnt rice; scorched rice; crispy rice at bottom of cooking pan; woman who hangs out with gay men
to run about; to rush about
burnt rice; scorched rice; crispy rice at bottom of cooking pan; woman who hangs out with gay men
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly