rights and interests (esp. those a country holds abroad)
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
(world of) politics; political world; political circles
ability; capability; skill
property; fortune; assets
interior hallway (esp. of an apartment building); enclosed corridor
English letter; alphabetic character
flat-screen TV; flat-panel TV
lily (Lilium spp.); yuri; genre of comics and novels about female homosexuality
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
to cut out; to clip from; to extract
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
dwelling; house; residence; address
interior (of building, room, vehicle, etc.); interior design
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
publishing part by part (e.g. in a magazine)
please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
manner of using one's hands
pot (esp. teapot, coffee pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
to put on airs; to assume importance; to be self-important; to be pretentious; to be pompous; to stand on one's dignity
clearing one's throat; cough
for convenience; as a matter of convenience
inconsistency; mismatch; nonconformity; unconformity
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
to explain adequately; to be accountable
joints; points (of a speech)
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
(something having its) merits and demerits; advantages and disadvantages; good points and shortcomings
whole passage; full text; whole sentence; full paragraph
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; dealing (a hit); striking (a blow)