to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
just one person; only one
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
to stop; to prohibit; to forbid someone to do something
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to bury; to embed; to implant
to mix; to stir; to blend
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to brush off; to shake off
worthy of special mention
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
laboratory animal; experimental animal
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
copier paper; photocopying paper
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
bar code; comb over (on a balding man); combover
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
terminal; computer terminal; information access device (smartphone, tablet, book-reader, etc.); end (e.g. of a roll of film)
information terminal (esp. smartphone, cellphone); digital assistant
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
secrecy; highly classified information
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
term-end exam; end-of-term test; finals
physical examination; medical checkup; frisking; pat-down; search
inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)
control; management (e.g. of a business)