(musical) conductor; commander; leader; director
false charge; false accusation; misrepresentation
quadruple time; four-four time; common time; the four instruments in the accompanying orchestra in noh, etc. (flute, floor drum, small hand drum, large hand drum)
read-only memory; ROM; lurker (in an online community)
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
dissolution; dissolving; solution (e.g. chemical); melting; liquefying; fusion
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to take into consideration; to bear in mind
frilled shark (Chlamydoselachus anguineus)
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
neither this nor that; being at a loss; humming and hawing; shilly-shallying
coordinated group gymnastics (in which teams form pyramids or other shapes)
adult; mature; grown-up; sexy; erotic
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
erotic; pornographic; obscene; perverted; horny; dirty
lye; harsh taste; bitter taste; scum (on a soup, broth etc.); (excessive) self-assertiveness; strong individuality
spreading one's legs open wide with knees bent, creating the shape of the letter M (pornographic pose)
voluntary restraints; self-limitation
full; wholehearted; utmost; overall width
capsule toy; vending machine toy; gacha; loot box; lottery (i.e. something decided by chance)
with a vroom; with a sudden shaking
attempting to conceive; trying to have children
established fact; fait accompli
same row; same line; same file; same rank; same level; same category
white whale; whiskers from a gray whale (used in crafts)
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
article; news story; report; account
personality; individuality; TV personality; celebrity
number of revolutions (i.e. as an engine speed); number of rotations; speed of revolution; speed of rotation
Poaceae (family comprising the true grasses); Gramineae
older employee who does not have much actual work
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
lacking skill; uninspiring; unexciting; dull; unrefined; boring (from being too plain)
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
prescribed; designated; appointed; fixed
regular; usual; favourite; favorite; preferred; accustomed