to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
kakishibu; astringent persimmon juice used as a dye or to to treat wood, paper, etc.
astringency; tartness; austere elegance; elegant simplicity; subdued style
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
caller; visitor; company; guest
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
now that you say that; now that you mention it
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
immediately carrying out (a plan)
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
thrill ride (at an amusement park)
No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth