joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation
reception room; parlor; parlour
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
insertion; plug; (electrical) outlet; spasm of pain; griping pain
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
both; both sides; both parties
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
significant; suggestive; insinuating; words or behaviour that hints at a deeper meaning
iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison
children's story; fairy tale
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
a sight for sore eyes; seeing something beautiful or precious
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
plating (chrome, gold, silver, etc.); coating; gilding; pretense; pretence; simulation
pretense; affectation; showiness
moonrise; rise of the Moon
the future; future prospects
to fall into disgrace with; to incur someone's displeasure
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase