nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to look forward to something
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
pot; (arch.) typical name for a female servant in the Edo-period; working at night; female with symptoms of gender identity disorder (e.g. a transvestite)
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
perfect; just right; ideal
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
how many people; a number of people
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
left side; left-hand side
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
big chance; big opportunity
fixed number (of people); prescribed number (of regular personnel, students, etc.); quota; capacity (of a bus, boat, theatre, etc.); seating capacity
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
difficult to ...; hard to ...
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
overnight stay; stopover; inn; hotel; anchorage; night duty
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
(being) over capacity; overloading; overbooking
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else