sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
success or failure; outcome; result
comfort; consolation; diversion
harm; injury; evil (influence)
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
first ride (in a new vehicle, in the new year, etc.); base-fare zone; starting fare; base fare
(time of) emergency; (in) event of emergency; (in) case of emergency
narrow-minded; intolerant; petty
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
to look coldly at; to turn a cold shoulder
to count on one's fingers; to count down the days (in anticipation); to look forward to
connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
spread-out sail; full sail; (sailing) downwind
situation report; status report; progress report
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
pride; dignity; self-respect
giving; provision; furnishing
polite; respectful; reverent
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
to wonder; to puzzle oneself about; to feel anxious about; to suspect; to doubt
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
essence; true nature; substance; reality
physical punishment; beating; smacking; severe scolding; chastisement; discipline
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord in one's heart
key to a solution; first step toward a solution; thread to unravel a mystery