what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
vulgar; mean; base; coarse; crude
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
becoming red hot; red heat; scorching heat; running high (of emotions); burning (with passion, enthusiasm, etc.)
to be forward; to be impertinent
urine; small amount of water
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
paste; glue; clothing starch
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
gasping for breath; at one's last gasp; breathing feebly; on the brink of death; more dead than alive
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
on the occasion of; at the time of
astringency; constriction; collecting (e.g. opinions); putting together; extraction (of taxes); convergence (of light); convergence
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
fold; pleat; folds (e.g. of a mountain); crease; (hidden) detail; nuance
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
creaking; groaning (e.g. under physical stress)
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
limbs; arms and legs; body
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair)
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
ruggedly; jaggedly; stiffly; choppy (e.g. graphics); lagged; clunky
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
creak; squeak; creaking sound
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly