sweets (desserts, candy, etc.)
emoticon; smiley; kaomoji
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
study; library; bookstore; bookshop; publishing company
silence (not speaking); muteness
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
switching over to; migration; transition
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
English-speaking world; English-speaking countries; Anglosphere
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
chief; main; principal; important
interchange; transposition; compatible (e.g. PC)
parentheses; round brackets
tag; label; game of tag; tag-team match; working together as a team
one layer; single layer; monopetalous; unlined kimono; single-edged eyelid; eyelid with an epicanthic fold
quotation marks; quote marks
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
psychological description
notes; comment; remark; annotation
not entirely wrong but not entirely right; so-so; average
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
flaw; defect; problem; inconvenient
square bracket; Japanese-style quotation marks
correction; revision; amendment
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
free; unfettered; according to one's own whims; doing as one likes
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked