vexing; irritating; impatient
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
attenuation; damping; decay
clear; precise; definite; distinct
reaching; attaining; arrival
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
no matter how much time passes
kind; tender-hearted; compassionate
man of letters; literary man
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
boathouse; ship's hold; hatch
one plot (of land); one block (i.e. one city block); one area; one brush stroke; one kanji stroke
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
execution by tying a victim to a post and stabbing with spears; crucifixion
to read (a text) from start to finish; to transliterate classical Chinese into Japanese
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
physical punishment; beating; smacking; severe scolding; chastisement; discipline
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
to jump at; to be attracted by