barrette; hair clip; hair slide; hair band
hinge; joint (esp. an anatomical joint)
door; gate; opening; title page
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
International Phonetic Alphabet; IPA
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; basic melody (esp. on koto and shamisen); proper move (in go, shogi, etc.); appropriate move; expert
high rice field; very fertile rice field
hello; good day; good afternoon
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
lottery; tombola; drawing
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
than; other than; except; but
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
all night long; all through the night
to shine in (light); to illuminate
how long; how much; to what extent
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
whitebait; immature sweetfish
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
pregnancy; conception; gestation
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
to wet one's pants; to wet oneself
leakage; omission; oversight; I; me