corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
breast enlargement; breast enhancement; upper body photograph
cropping; trimming; trimmings; trimming; trimming (an animal's fur)
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
graphics; graphic; graphic magazine; pictorial magazine
rush (of people or activity); rush (sudden forward motion); rush hour; rushes; dailies
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
to telephone; to make a phone call
my husband; one's family; family member
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
weasel (esp. the Japanese weasel, Mustela itatsi); mustelid (any mammal of family Mustelidae)
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
cap (hat); cap (of a bottle, pen, etc.); leader; chief
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
reservation; putting on hold; deferment; withholding
walking briskly; determinedly
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
flesh-and-blood; human; warm; compassionate; (lit.) blood-circulating
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
to fly around; to scatter
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort