distortion (often used for caricature in manga, etc.); deformation
companion; comrade; escort; member of a party; fellow traveller; fellow traveler
power supply; power distribution
bottom floor; lowest floor
smoke; smoked (salmon, cheese, etc.); tinted (glass, film)
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; way out (of trouble); excuse
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
conditional; qualified; with conditions attached
to be worth it; to pay; to be profitable
to stop communicating; to never be heard from again; to disappear; to go missing
good bargain; (a) find; godsend; (a) steal
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to go ahead; to pull ahead
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
troublesome; annoying; complicated
self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
to like; to love; to be fond of
what number (in a sequence); what rank
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
exposure; laying bare; exposure; (media) exposure; appearance (on TV, in magazines, etc.)
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
third stage; three stages; third dan (in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
confirmed as completed; everything must go (e.g. in a sale)
lime; quicklime; caustic lime
to resound; to reverberate; to make a stir
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
most part; greater part; majority
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
to curb; to halt; to apply brakes; to put an end to
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
reconstruction; reorganization; reorganisation; reconstitution; reconfiguration
in-house; (on) the grounds; (in) the premises; hall; theatre; theater
feigned ignorance; pretending not to know
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk