obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
insubordination; outlawry
gum; rubber; eraser; condom
when it becomes; when it comes to
one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
(licensed) red light district
island in a pond or river
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)