simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
slow motion (video); moving slowly; moving leisurely
milli-; 10^-3; millimetre; millimeter
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
motion sickness; travel sickness
right behind; just behind; directly behind
to assemble (in a hall); to meet together (in a room)
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
agreement; rule; arrangement; decision
hardcore; hardcore (music); hardcore pornography; hard core (of a group, movement, etc.)
leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
absent-mindedly; absently; idly; in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper
castle construction; building a castle; fortification
ridge (in field); row of raised earth when planting crops; rib (cloth, mountains, sea); cord (e.g. corduroy)
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
extreme cold; intense cold; coldest season; midwinter
kotatsu; table over an electric heater, with a hanging quilt to retain heat (orig. over a charcoal brazier in a floor well)
top (of a table, counter, etc.); tabletop; countertop; baking tray; baking sheet; sheet pan
union; combination; conjugation (of gametes); sexual intercourse; copulation
freshly pounded (rice cake); fresh from the mortar
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
air conditioner; air conditioning; aircon
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
snugly; cosily; carefree; easily; freshly made and still warm; imprudently
mother goddess; earth goddess
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
than; rather than; instead of; from; since; except
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to come to fit; to go (well) with; to suit
to give an order; to place an order; to have made to order
passion; passions; (sexual) desire; craving
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
mix; mixture; (pre-made) mix; cake mix; mixed; mixed doubles team
pictorial book; picture book; illustrated reference book; identification manual; field guide
quilt coverlet for a kotatsu; kotatsu quilt
bizarre; strange; weird; grotesque