foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
waking; waking up; awakening
watering hole; watering place
detailed inspection; thorough examination; checking
be (that) as it may; having said that
condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); concentration; condensation (of a vapour or gas)
texture; grain; one's skin (lacking makeup, etc.); natural skin; surface of the earth; bare ground
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
leisure; leisure time; spare time
getting up early; early rising; early riser; early bird
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
personality; character; individuality; personhood
word ending; way of ending one's words; slip of the tongue; verbal mistake
talk; recital; narration; topic
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi); audience
slimy; slippery; greasy; smoothly (of CGI movements, video streaming, etc.)
dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft; sophisticated
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
dish towel; tea towel; dishcloth
addition; annexation; appendage
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
in form; ceremonial; for form's sake; pro forma
aggressiveness; aggression
available room (hotel); vacancy; room to let
the same grade; same class
educational institution; academic centre; academic center
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
to know shame; to have a sense of shame; to be ashamed
to be nauseating; to be disgusting; to be revolting; to throw up; to vomit