difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
to encamp; to take up positions
to eat a mouthful; to take a bite
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
to act cocky; to put on airs; to be full of oneself
dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks; chopsticks (hand game)
indirect kiss (e.g. drinking from a cup someone has just used)
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
to lose sight of; to miss
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
going backward; turning back; backtracking; regression; retrogression; relapse
target practice; marksmanship; target shooting (e.g. at a fair)
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
(bulge of one's) biceps; zeal; effort; enthusiasm
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
first-person shooter; FPS; frames per second; FPS
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
mouse (esp. a laboratory mouse); (computer) mouse; mouth
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
to compete with; to vie for
measurement error; calculation error; discrepancy; deviation; difference
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
one (thing); one piece; one item
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
isn't it (that) different (from usual, from what one could expect, etc.)?; isn't that wrong?; no, that's wrong; it's not like that; that's not the case
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
gift; premium; prize (lottery drawing, pachinko, etc.); party favor (favour)