tall and thin; long and thin; lanky; spindly; gangly
bent back; hunchback; stoop
volume (sound level); volume; bulk; volume (book); volume (storage area); potentiometer
earpick; ear cleaning (with an earpick)
Brahma (Hindu creator god); large staff with plaited paper streamers (used at religious festivals or as a sign); buoy (used in longline fishing, gillnetting, etc.); down puff (on the end of an ear pick)
pilling; lint; furball; hairball; trichobezoar
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over
having; holding; wear; durability; shouldering (an expense); being responsible (for paying)
(one's) beloved car (or motorcycle, bicycle, etc.); (one's) wheels
extensive; vast range; wide scope
something out of the ordinary; variant; variety; person with an unusual character or background; unique figure; exceptional type
to buy (stock, materials, etc.); to purchase; to lay in; to get; to obtain
irrespective of the person concerned; indiscriminately; anyone and everyone; anybody at all
convenience; handiness; usefulness
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
hot topic; talk of the town
double; twice (as much); twofold
extra-large; king-size; highest (priority, urgency, etc)
grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; onigiri
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
to spread; to be propagated
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
backing paper (for a photo, painting, etc.); mat; mount
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
fainting; losing consciousness; passing out; syncope
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
to become better; to improve
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
molester; groper; masher; (arch.) fool; (arch.) idiot
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
instructor (esp. of martial or traditional arts); teacher; model; exemplar; normal school (Japan; 1872-1947); teachers' training college
completely; thoroughly; decisively; unsparingly; beyond recognition; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
high heels; high-heeled shoes