bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
less than ...; smaller ...
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
to find an excuse; to rationalize; to find a pretext
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to detain; to check; to restrain
corridor; hallway; passageway
to stop walking; to pause
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
true character; true heart; true spirit
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
way of wearing; way one wears a garment
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
pointing out; identification
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
with these words; while saying
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
change of heart; change of mind; change in mental state
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
had better ...; had better not ...
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
parting gift; remembrance; aftereffect
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
tone (of voice); manner of talking
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese