mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
to twist; to screw; to wrench; to sprain
hook; hook bracket (Japanese quotation mark)
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
difference in elevation (between two points in a body of water); head; drop (e.g. of a waterfall); difference; gap
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.)
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
vacuum; absolute void; complete vacuity
fault; dislocation; gap; discrepancy
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
string; cord; leash; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to lean (on, against); to rest (against); to recline; to rely on (someone); to depend on
idle talk; chit-chat; gossip
one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate
blow to a vital point of a person's body; striking techniques (judo)
quick work; (clever) feat
mercy; compassion; clemency; rufous hawk-cuckoo; northern hawk-cuckoo
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
appearance; expression; manifestation
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
to be in danger of; to be liable to; to be at risk of
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)