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)
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
overly serious; serious to a fault; humorless
strange; weird; odd; strange thing; strange person
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
male; manly; brave; larger (of the two); greater; (arch.) man
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
to this extent; to this degree; this much
gift; premium; prize (lottery drawing, pachinko, etc.); party favor (favour)
courageous; brave; bold; valiant
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
my husband; one's family; family member
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
cotton candy; fairy floss; candy floss
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)
(sense of) taste; counter for food, drink, medicine, etc.
dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks
thickly (filled with smoke or steam)
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
getting (something); obtaining; scoring (goal, point, etc.)
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
alcohol disinfection; disinfection with alcohol
rice cakes; pounded mochi rice
one-by-one; separately; in detail