encircled flower seal (equiv. of a gold star awarded to children for good work at school)
close to the wall; alongside the wall
terminal; computer terminal; information access device (smartphone, tablet, book-reader, etc.); end (e.g. of a roll of film)
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
surname; family name; last name
lapse of memory; (something) slipping one's mind; forgetting for a moment something one knows well
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited
extensive knowledge; erudition; learned; erudite; well-informed
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
imitating; copying; mimicking
area of the field one is supposed to (or able to) defend; (one's) field; (one's) scope; one's type; kind of person one is attracted to
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
selection of music; song selection
to stop (plug) one's ears
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
prescription; statute of limitations; lapsing with time (e.g. of an obligation); no longer standing (e.g. of a promise); ageing; aging
sense of rhythm; rhythmical sense
lie; fib; falsehood; untruth
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
reading partway; leaving half-read
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
place to put something; storage space; storehouse; depository; repository; shed
18 certificate; R-18; restricted to those 18 years or older
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
reading while standing (in a bookstore, etc.); browsing (i.e. reading an item but not buying it)
sexual desire; sex drive; lust
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
feeling sick; feeling nauseous; feeling unwell; feeling displeased; feeling offended; feeling irritated
day something goes on sale; date of issue; release date