single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
(switched) on; being on the green (of one's ball)
close adhesion; sticking firmly (to); relating closely (to); having relevance (to); contact printing
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
model; (good) example; exemplar; model handwriting; model drawing; copybook
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly; again and again; continually
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
progress; advance; improvement; development
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
cool; stylish; good-looking; fashionable; sexy
faltering; tottering; halting; unsteady; awkward; clumsy
to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
to (see and) choose; to select; to diagnose (as); to judge; to estimate; to liken (to)
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
to be digested; to master (a skill); to be proficient; to mature (e.g. personality); to mellow; to mature (foodstuff)
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound