trap door; removable floor boards
long-cherished desire; satisfaction (from achieving one's desire)
light (flavor, color, etc.); simple; plain; frank; candid; easygoing
Japanese beech (Fagus crenata); Siebold's beech
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
momentum; amount of exercise
sorrow; grief; anguish; anxiety; worry; trouble
orthopedics; plastic surgery; cosmetic surgery; smoothing (bursty traffic, etc.); shaping; fairing
box; container; box (in a theatre); booth (in a restaurant, etc.); small rectangular building (e.g. telephone box); rectangular field area (e.g. batter's box, catcher's box); box (calfskin)
grimoire; book of magic; book of sorcery
to be intricate; to be elaborate; to be complicated; to be complex
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
clip-clop; clippety-clop; clamshell cellphone; flip cellphone
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
to use one's own judgement; to not be swayed by others; to have confidence in oneself
four-digit number; thousands column
sweet (taste); luscious; sweet (melody, dream, etc.); delightful; pleasant
to relate to; to have one's feelings understood
alchemy; way of making money; moneymaker; money-spinner
having said that; be that as it may
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio
brand-new article; new item