to hold one's nose; to pinch one's nose
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
figure; body shape; build; somatotype; biotype; habitus
explicit; clear; unambiguous; meaningful; lively
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
area of the field one is supposed to (or able to) defend; (one's) field; (one's) scope; one's type; kind of person one is attracted to
notebook; account book; register
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to fall ill; to be taken ill
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
bedroom (esp. one used by a married couple); sleeping quarters; inner room; room at the back of the house
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
one by one; in detail; minutely
duty; obligation; responsibility
kingfisher (esp. the common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis); jade (gem); beautiful lustrous colour similar to that of the kingfisher's feathers
third day of the month; three days
meow; miaow; cat; sexual intercourse; making out
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
ladybug (Harmonia axyridis); ladybird
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
advanced student; advanced learner; advanced practitioner; experienced person
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
penance; austerities; mortification; asceticism
number of times; frequency; count
entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out
reopening; resumption; restarting
touching a wrong card (in karuta); buzzing too early (in a quiz); making a mistress of a servant; mistress (who is one's servant)
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
to feel; to sense; to experience
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
at least; at most; (even) just
misunderstanding; misapprehension; false impression; to be mistaken; to have the wrong idea
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please