metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
natural disaster; natural calamity; act of God
to complain; to make a complaint
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
(wearing only) a pair of underpants
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
wet towel (supplied at table); hot, moistened hand towel
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
lately; recently; nowadays; terribly; awfully; extremely
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
to be blown off; to be blown away; to disappear; to vanish; to rush; to hurry
(not) even once; (not) ever
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
raincoat; mackintosh; macintosh; trench coat
to become muddy; to become slushy
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
(lively, tireless) children; kids
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
mountain climbing; mountaineering
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
an inch ahead; the immediate future
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)