to ascertain; to check; to make sure
to approach; to draw near
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
supplementary explanation
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
composite; combined; complex
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
attraction; fascination; lure; captivation; charm
to be perturbed; to be agitated
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
place to look (esp. when averting one's eyes)
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
living thing; organism; creature; biology
common sense; common knowledge; common understanding
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish
gum; rubber; eraser; condom
expansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibility
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
regulation; adjustment; control
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
string bikini; g-string; thong