fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; bait
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
drying a futon (by hanging it outside in the sun)
weather; fair weather; fine weather
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken
city at night; town at night; streets at night; nightlife district; drinking district
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
please excuse the intrusion; I'm coming in
company secret; industrial secret; trade secret
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
to avoid; to refrain from; to shun; to detest
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
network; Internet; net (e.g. hairnet, tennis net); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
failure; mistake; blunder
what kind of; what sort of; what
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
distinction; difference (between two things); sense of propriety; proper conduct (according to social or moral norms); accountability; taking clear responsibility (for a fault or failing)
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
great mistake; serious error; blunder; complete misunderstanding
to depend on someone else's (financial) support (usu. one's parents'); (lit.) to gnaw on (someone's) shin
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt