sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
flour; meal; powder; dust
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
really; truly; indeed; good grief
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
to repeat; to do something over again
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
gradually; slowly but steadily
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
tone (of voice); manner of talking
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
scene; spectacle; sight; view
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to indicate; to show; to point to
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
newsprint; newspaper used for wrapping, packing, etc.; newspaper
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
that's the way it is; such is life
after a long time; for the first time in a while