before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
namahage; folklore demon of the Oga Peninsula (people dress up as them on New Year's Eve to admonish children)
praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
underground; subterranean
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
no matter what happens; in any circumstances; at any price
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
curling inwards (esp. the tips of one's hair)
no, not like that (but like this)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
professor; teaching; instruction
counter for wheels and flowers
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
neighborhood council; neighbourhood council; residents' association; student council
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
(the) executive; administration; leadership
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
one by one; one after another; successively
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience