walls have ears; (lit.) walls have ears, sliding doors have eyes
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
restoration (to the original state or location); reconstruction; restitution
mix; mixture; (pre-made) mix; cake mix; mixed; mixed doubles team
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
by any means (possible); somehow
hello; good day; good afternoon
voluminous (hair, clothing, etc.); hearty (meal); filling; bulky; full
original (that was parodied or acted as an inspiration for something else, etc.); source
to market (something); to feature (something to sell); to trade in (something); to securitize
dressing up; wearing fancy clothes
fragment; broken piece; one of the same group; accomplice; one of a pair; counterpart
three generations; third generation immigrant; sansei; the third (e.g. Henry III)
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
technical prowess; technical ability; technical finesse; technological prowess; technological capabilities
praise; glorification; extolment
degenerate; pervert; deviant
skin; condom; skin (custom graphical user interface for an application)
plan; scheme; intention; project; design
private agreement; private favour; inside joke; private joke
well connected; well known; having a large, diverse circle of acquaintances
belt (worn around the waist); (machine) belt; belt; zone
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
restive horse; unmanageable person (esp. a woman); shrew; stubborn tomboy
solution; solution strategy
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
hiding one's embarrassment
to make a speech; to address
to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel
with a thwack; wack; thump; conspicuously (of a hole, bulge, dent, etc.); gapingly; yawningly
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
inheritance dispute; succession dispute
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
to stop communicating; to never be heard from again; to disappear; to go missing
cabbage (Brassica oleracea)