air conditioning; air cooling
cushion; cushion (to soften the blow); mitigation
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
middle stage; middle phase; middle game; midfield (in soccer)
Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
swiftness of foot; fast runner; person of great talent; gifted person
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks; chopsticks (hand game)
the deceased; the departed; old friend; longtime acquaintance
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
paint; coloring materials; colors; colours
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
summoning circle (esp. in fantasy fiction); magic circle
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
eating with one's fingers; snitching food; snatched food; embezzlement; misappropriation; flirting
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
just safe (e.g. just avoiding being late, failing an exam, etc.); only just OK; barely acceptable
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
aspiration; ambition; plan; hopes; wishes
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
renewal; update; replacement; renovation; breaking (a record)
home page (of a website or browser); homepage; web page; website
taking a breather; relaxation; rest; vent; ventilation opening
3rd day of the month; three days
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
the New Year begins; the New Year starts; to end (e.g. apprenticeship, service)
Kumamoto Prefecture (Kyūshū)
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets