to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
even if; even though; however; no matter how
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)
every year; yearly; annually
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
workforce reduction; personnel cut
time; season; period; phase; stage
snake; serpent; large snake
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
hospitalization; hospitalisation
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
to manage something successfully; to be successful
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
love of animals; animal loving
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
link; directory entry; rink
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)