to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
to get used to; to become accustomed to; to be at home (on the stage)
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
discovery; detection; finding
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to have an eye on; to zero in on
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
diet; losing weight by any method (e.g. exercise)
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
waist; waistline; waist measurement
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
(sudden) complete reversal (of plot); unexpected twist (at end of story)
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to freeze to death; to die of cold
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; over the top; over par
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
major cleanup; spring cleaning
triangular bandage; sling; triangular kerchief; bandana; bandanna
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
cotton gloves; working gloves
fine split (e.g. in wood); hangnail
detergent; cleanser; cleaning agent; washing material
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
strength; power; proficiency; ability
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
pawn (chess piece); boing; sproing (e.g. sound of releasing a spring); flipping through the air; tossing
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
program (e.g. TV); programme