mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)
middle-aged spread; weight put on in middle age
prejudice; bias; distorted view
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
rope; cord; policeman's rope
rolling (something) up by spinning it around; coiling
to sprinkle water on (something); to spray water on; to splash water on; to hinder; to hamper; to stifle
songwriting (words and music)
improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
lightly; easily; carelessly
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
scene; spectacle; sight; view
woman of unmatched beauty; beauty like no other
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
long sword; minute hand (of a clock)
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
rectangular company stamp; square company seal
succession; continuation; series; sequence
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
understood; I see; OK; present; here
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to begin shooting; to shoot out
five (long cylindrical things)
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
to pierce through; to stand (of something sharp or pointy); to thrust (up)
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
to ask a question; to ask questions