to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
volume (sound level); volume; bulk; volume (book); volume (storage area); potentiometer
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
reason; grounds; circumstances
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
network; Internet; net (e.g. hairnet, tennis net); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to listen attentively to; to be absorbed in (listening to)
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
imputation; shifting (blame, responsibility, etc.); passing the buck; (arch.) second marriage; (arch.) remarriage
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
they; those guys; those fellows
to couch (a sword); to look at cynically or ironically; (arch.) to stand ready (to do); (arch.) to adopt a formal attitude
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
lock; lock (in rugby); lock forward
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
techno-; techno; techno-pop
movie; film; motion picture
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to cut (someone) down; to slay
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
wireless local area network; wireless LAN; WLAN
library; book series; library (software, modules, images, etc.)
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; money
freedom; free; open; unrestricted
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after