shoji (paper sliding door)
copier paper; photocopying paper
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
easy to get into (e.g. of music, etc.); easily getting into (a certain mood, etc.)
vague; desultory; distracted; loose; half-hearted; diffuse
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
in person; personally; directly
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to pout (e.g. lips); to get nervous; to set one's nerves on edge; to raise (e.g. one's voice)
to head towards; to be inclined to go towards; to head for a place naturally
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
host (of a party, summit, etc.); host (of male host club)
superheating; overheating
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse
pretext for not revealing something (e.g. actual reason for one's failure, vested interest, etc.)
gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
major cleanup; spring cleaning
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
listening device; bug; wiretap
male and female (animals); the two sexes; victory and defeat; strengths and weaknesses
strong point; selling point; forte; specialty; attraction
assertiveness; positiveness; initiative; spirit of enterprise
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
universal; omnipresent; ubiquitous
high power; high power output; explosiveness; explosive power; instantaneous force
bad luck; bad fortune; evil; wickedness
good or bad luck; fortune
stepping back; drawing back