handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
tough; stiff; inflexible; obstinate; tired; worn out
coercion; overpowering; overawing; daunting
comparison; something worthy of comparison
to be kind to; to treat kindly
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
this and that; one thing or another; something or other; various things
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
meeting; greeting; welcome; person sent to meet a visitor
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
tatami room; dinner party in a tatami room with a geisha or maiko
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
pat; tap; pop; crack; cutesy suffix applied to names
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
going straight home (without first returning to one's workplace); returning home directly
religious leader; person of religion; religious figure; religionist
(not) even once; (not) ever
(being from the) same town (province, birthplace, etc.)
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
Russian capital (i.e. Moscow)
the latter; the second; successor; descendant
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project
face; surface; mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)
cooking pot (for roasting, broiling, etc.)
cooking stove; burner (gas, electric, etc.); range; cooktop; hob
chicken meat; reddish-brown chicken
fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
pan; pot; transgender man (female-to-male); butch lesbian; (arch.) maidservant; (arch.) housemaid
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe