buff (color); buffing; buff (positive status effect)
debuff (negative status effect)
one field; a division; a branch (e.g. of study, etc.)
influencing people by one's virtue
(switched) off; off-season; offset; off-road; offline; offline get-together; offside
by return; (call or write back) without delay; lapel; cuff; going back; returning; chorus
appendix; postscript; retrofit; post-installation; giving a reason afterwards; making an excuse after the event
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
using one's arms as a pillow
nape (of the neck); nucha
(wearing) nothing but a pair of underpants
unladylike; unbecoming; immodest; unthinkable; impossible; ridiculous
earrings (for pierced ears); ear piercing; body piercing
independent training (e.g. of athletes working without a coach)
spatula; (fabric) tracing spatula; (pottery) pallet; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
longed-for; anxiously awaited
bolt from the blue; great surprise
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
the Four Heavenly Kings (Dhrtarastra, Virudhaka, Virupaksa, and Vaisravana); the big four (i.e. four leaders in a given field)
equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)
while alive (e.g. I won't allow ... while I'm alive); as long as one lives
taking one's children along (to an event, into a new marriage, etc.); parent with child
separate; scattered; apart
delay; lag; falling behind; falling behind in; lagging behind in
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
isolation; being alone; being friendless
to succeed; to bear fruit
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
drip; fall drop-by-drop; suddenly (of drops of water)
chopping board; cutting board; flat chest; tiny breasts
edged tool; cutting instrument; knife
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)
delicacy; tact; sensitivity; consideration; thoughtfulness
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling
right physique for an easy delivery
fatal accident; deadly accident