receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
to order; to command; to appoint
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to like; to love; to be fond of
skip (bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot); skipping (over); skip (captain of a curling team); skipper
(printed) instructions; manual; explanatory leaflet (pamphlet, note); description
transfer student; student changing schools
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
(committee) chairman; president
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
volume (sound level); volume (books); volume; substantial quantity (e.g. hearty meal); any kind of adjustment knob, not necessarily for sound
to be moist; to be damp; to profit by; to receive benefits; to become rich; to become at ease financially
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
four times; four colour process printing (color); CMYK printing
for today; for the time being
upper half of the body; upper body
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
everything; anything; nothing
to fix one's hair (hairdo) (esp. if disheveled); to straighten one's hair; to make an adjustment to one's hair; to do (up) one's hair
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better