stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
dove; moderate; soft-liner
the 'be-be-be' sound of a detector going off; clicking with someone; being compatible
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
leakage; omission; oversight; I; me
killing time; staving off boredom
(giving) instruction; initiation
summoning; calling; riding; (high-quality) silk crepe (fabric)
flathead (esp. the bartailed flathead, Platycephalus indicus)
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
beckoning cat; figure of a cat with one paw raised (usu. white porcelain)
manufacturing process; production manufacture
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
to have a reason; to have an excuse
bring-your-own (e.g. food and drink); carry-on (e.g. luggage)
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
Western (film genre); Western music (North America); country and western music
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
year on year; on the previous year
butter from cow's milk; storax (resin); styrax; toad venom
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
to reserve (for exclusive use); to charter; to book; to lend out completely; to lend out all of (something)
(primarily in shogi or go) response; countermeasure; counter-measure
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent
juice pressed from a bitter orange; ponzu (Japanese sauce made primarily of soy sauce and citrus juice)
pork-cutlet sandwich; tonkatsu sandwich
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
to shake one's head (in denial)
rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker; rice cookie; wafer
to cover (smear, sprinkle) (with)
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle