weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
arm; skill; efforts; ability
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
hammer; hopeless swimmer; complete beginner at swimming; someone who sinks like a stone
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
to shout (in anger); to yell
great laughter; burst of laughter
both hands; both arms; ten
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
library (usu. single-room); small library
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
study; diligence; discount; reduction
what with this and that; for a number of reasons