another dimension; different level; whole other level
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
low blood sugar; hypoglycemia; hypoglycaemia
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
low birth; humble origin; lowly; base; vulgar
role; duty; position; part
moment by moment; hour by hour
to vent one's frustration; to relieve one's pent-up anger; to let off one's pent-up feelings; to let off steam
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
notebook; account book; register
to feel uneasy; to worry (about something)
shrill; strident; sharp (pain, e.g. headache, earache); ice-cold; very cold
model train; model railway
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
to hold in one's mouth; to bring with; to take along
to shun; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of (esp. one's health)
anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
wooden horse; rocking horse; vaulting horse; horse used in gymnastics; the horse (ancient torture device that one was forced to straddle with rocks hanging from the feet)
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
heat of the day; hottest part of the day
to filch; to snatch; to steal (an idea, work, etc.); to plagiarize; to arrest; to nab
sincerity; true heart; devotion
to fascinate; to enchant; to possess; to bewitch; to enthrall
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
show; performance; act; entertainment industry; show business