order; command; directions; instructions
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
rapid-service train; rapid train
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
stone wall; dry wall; rocky cliff; stone precipice
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
bank; banking institution
safe; strongbox; cashbox; depository; cash office; treasury
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
good young man; agreeable youth
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)
breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening
tangle; entanglement; snarl; complication; difficulties; trouble
to disentangle; to untangle; to unravel; to relax; to soften; to relieve (e.g. stress, tension)
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
expiry date (esp. on food); expiration date; use-by date
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
detour; circuitous route; diversion
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
person concerned; interested party; related party
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
remora (any fish of family Echeneidae); suckerfish; live sharksucker (Echeneis naucrates); person who attaches themself to someone else for personal gain; hanger-on
to sift out; to screen or eliminate (candidates)
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds; show; exhibition; spectacle
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine); omikuji
life-size; life-sized; true-to-life; faithful (depiction); realistic
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
(one's) initials; first letter (of a name, sentence, etc.); initial; first
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling