steady; sound; reliable; solid
quiz; short test; mini test
shape; appearance; collateral; obverse of an old "zeni" coin
to roll over; to tumble; to roll about (with laughter)
reaction; response; reaction
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
to pay attention; to be watchful
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
nonexistent; unreal; imaginary; spurious
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
best-before date (on food); use-by date; expiry date; expiration date
not counting (as anything significant)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
what percentage; what ratio; what rate; what proportion
comparatively; quite; rather; rate; ratio; percentage
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
bittersweet; having mingled feelings of joy and sorrow; joy and sorrow alternating in one's heart
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
suicide attack; kamikaze attack
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
to summon; to get used to call
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
trademark gag; trademark routine
region; limits; stage; level
very; much; greatly; a lot of