jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
insight; discernment; perception; perspicacity; acumen
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
unvoiced opinion; (opinion of the) silent majority; views which are not expressed
to be reduced to ashes; to be cremated
lying face down; upside down; prone
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
vigorously; with great force; energetically; enthusiastically; with spirit
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
massive failure; debacle; fiasco
suffix for familiar person
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
to cramp; to be cramped; to contract
number of characters; number of letters; word count
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
preface; introduction; preamble
from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through
closing time; lockup; curfew
to close in on (30 years of age, etc.); to approach; to get close to
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
underground space; subterranean space; subterranea
prefix for forming ordinal numbers