duty; function; office; mission; task; role
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself (as); to change (into); to transform; to change radically (for the better)
nape (of the neck); nucha
stout; corpulent; plump; voluptuous
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
measurement round the hips
with a thump; (hanging) straight down
unevenness; bumpiness; roughness; imbalance; inequality; unevenness
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
genuine; authentic; true; pure
sexual (i.e. relating to biological sex); sexual (relations, attraction, abuse, etc.)
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
(animal) collar; necklace; choker
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
appearing drowsy or intoxicated (of eyes, actions, etc.)
color scheme; colour scheme
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
column; shaft; cylinder; round pillar (esp. in buildings)
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to set (e.g. a diamond); to plug in (to a formula); to entrap; to take (someone) in
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument
to strum (an instrument); to thrum; to pluck
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
somersault; looping-the-loop
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
above the knee; on one's lap
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game