about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
thick (esp. paper, cloth)
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
layering (clothing); wearing one garment over another
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
difficult to ...; hard to ...
fluffy; lumpy (e.g. clothing); uneven; bulging (e.g. muscles)
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
narrowness; being cramped; being almost full
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
release; emission; ejection
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
(chemical) body warmer; heat pad; hand warmer
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
to jar; to creak; to grate
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
qualitative difference; disparity; gap
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)