area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
bluff; false show of power; bold front
subject; theme; homework; assignment; problem (that needs solving); task
bad taste; poor taste; gaudiness; nastiness; nasty behaviour; perverse disposition
to open wide (doors or windows); to throw open; to fling open; to leave open; to keep open
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
leather shoes; leather boots
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address; first tone (in Chinese); level tone
to choose (something) at one's discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
rascal; villain; scoundrel; ruffian; crook
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
reasonableness (esp. of children); obedience
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
atonement (for one's sins); expiation; making amends; making up for (a misdeed)
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
doorknob; door knob; door handle
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady
appointment; rendezvous; date
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
to be fated; to be linked by fate
pan; pot; saucepan; stew; hot pot
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)
death from disease; death from illness
circulation; rotation; cycle; loop
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
experiment; experimentation