scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
Japan proper (sometimes excluding the Ryukyu islands and other remote islands); mainland Japan
climax; peak; zenith; apex
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
genital secretions; sexual fluids; semen; cum
torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
ogling; eyeing (lecherously); leering; staring
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
rising up; towering; plump; chubby; shaggy; hairy
cumulonimbus; gigantic columns of clouds (in summer); thunderhead
impression; strong belief; conviction
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
abandoned railway line; closed railway line; discontinued line
wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
becoming stereotyped; getting stuck in a rut; humdrum; mannerism (art, etc.)
number of long thin objects (movies, TV programs, baseball games, etc.) (programmes)
decrease; reduction; decline
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
to begin to walk; to set out
iron rod; iron bar; iron club; horizontal bar (gymnastics)
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
flinchingly; falteringly; being overwhelmed; staggeringly; totteringly; unsteadily
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
derailment; digression; deviation
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp