to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
air conditioning; air cooling
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
number of long thin objects (movies, TV programs, baseball games, etc.) (programmes)
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
magic; Magic Marker; felt-tip pen; magic number
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
mosaic; pixelated obscuring in images and video, usu. for censorship
lifting a ban; raising an embargo; opening a season (hunting, fishing, etc.); publishing contents; revealing information
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
storage; putting or stowing away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
genius; prodigy; natural gift
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
no, not like that (but like this)
glazing; fitting with glass; transparency; openness; lack of secrecy
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
conjunctive particle indicating a cause or reason
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
only; merely; but; no more than
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
binding hand and foot; temporary feeling of paralysis; sleep paralysis; being tied down with money
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
to close (one's eyes); to shut
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
nether region; between the legs; groin; crotch
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism