character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid
love passionately; ardent love; devotion
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
(inflected) end of a word; end of a sentence
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
virginity (of a male); virgin; (Catholic) nun; sister
stock; products; stolen goods; loot; spoils
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
unworthy; unbecoming; improper
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
probe into the truth (of the matter); dig into the real facts of the case; get at the root of a matter
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
man's weeping (esp. someone not prone to tears)
to be forward; to be impertinent
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
to laugh away; to laugh off
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place