putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
touching a wrong card (in karuta); buzzing too early (in a quiz); making a mistress of a servant; mistress (who is one's servant)
sense of guilty pleasure; feeling of naughtiness
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
bungalow; one-story house
hair pin; hairclip; hairgrip; bobby pin
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
order picking (taking goods from a warehouse to fulfil customer orders); lock picking; picking (a guitar, banjo, etc.)
lock-opening; lock-picking
minigame; mini game; subgame; practice game (usu. with reduced players)
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
recommendation; endorsement
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
to finger; to touch; to play with; to grope; to feel around (in one's pocket, bag, etc.)
to tear off; to strip; to rob
penniless; extremely poor; destitute
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion