wishes of a deceased person; dying wish
shrewdness; sharpness; astuteness; acumen; tact
aging; wearing out; deterioration
to be unable to understand; to baffle one's understanding; to be beyond one's comprehension
stiff (atmosphere, manner, etc.); cold; unfriendly; thin and bony; scrawny
garnish (e.g. vegetables with a meat dish); trimmings; fixings; relish
(a) dose; (a) puff; (a) smoke; lull; short rest
refreshment; something refreshing; welcome relief; tonic; refreshing medicine
bounds; limits; boundary fence (esp. of horse-riding ground)
to become bright; to become clear
shrill; piercing (scream, etc.)
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
facing south; southern exposure
facing north; northern exposure
dressing room; green room; backstage; behind the scenes; the inside; inside affairs
break room; lounge (e.g. in an onsen); resting room
funeral; burial; condolence
damper; dance party; dance partner
speaking voice; talking voice
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
cheating at pachinko (for monetary gain; through illegal tampering with the machines, etc.); scamming a pachinko parlor
to mishear; to hear wrongly; to misunderstand
spatial awareness; spatial perception
unkempt hair; disheveled hair; tousled hair
to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)
along (wall, coast, river, etc.); alongside; following
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
wood chips; wood offcuts; wood shavings; sawdust
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
to take off one's glasses
shady; underhanded; questionable
limited; limiting; restrictive
sleeping pill; sleep medication