to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
earrings (for pierced ears); ear piercing; body piercing
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
Colosseum (amphitheatre in Rome)
to be contrary to one's expectations
worthy opponent; worthy rival; good match
long (time that has passed); old (story)
tension; resilience (e.g. of hair); springiness; will power; spirit
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
black humor (humour); dark humor; gallows humor
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
counter for (small) things or pieces; counter for military units; (an) individual; one person; counter for years (of age difference); counter for school-years
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to fret (over); to brood (about); to mope; worriedly; (fretting) constantly; (worrying) over this and that
being in a hazy state; being only half conscious; feeling dopey
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
just like; exactly like; as if; (do) just like ...; (be) virtually like ...; as if it were ...
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to become possible; to become able to (do)
maintenance; preservation; improvement
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
point; dot; one point; one matter; one point (in a game, exam, etc.); one mark
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (suit)
vibrating membrane; tymbal (e.g. of a cicada)
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
spreading; disseminating; scattering; diffusion (of light, gas)
water pistol; squirt gun; water gun
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
second; number two; runner-up
gondola (boat, esp. in Venice); gondola (hot-air balloon, airship, etc.); basket; scaffold (building); display shelf (shop)
captain (of a Japanese-style boat); skipper; boatman; oarsman; head of a fishing crew; fishing master
oar; all; (pulling an) all-nighter; staying up all night