to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
worldly wisdom; secret of success in life
collapse; break; cave-in; crash; (market) decline
to be squashed by; to be pinned under
never mind!; don't worry about it
(not even) a little; (not even) a tiny bit
each and every person (saying); one and all; unanimously; in unison; separately; individually
escape hatch; escape door
how could I (you, etc.) ...?; how dare you (they, etc.) ...; how can you have the nerve to ...?
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
(car) muffler; (piano) damper pedal; (gun) silencer
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
complication; intricacy; involution; to become complicated; to get entangled
everywhere; all over; throughout
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
made of aluminum (aluminium)
nut (as in nut and bolt); (edible) nut; nat; natural unit of information
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to be turned up; to be lifted up (e.g. by the wind)
aluminium can; aluminum can
on the way back; returning
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
the number of flat things; win-loss difference which influences the ranking of wrestlers
ruggedly; jaggedly; stiffly; choppy (e.g. graphics); lagged; clunky
to hang over; to cover; to lie over; to fall on one's shoulders; to become one's responsibility; to become a burden
special radio or television programme; television special
whole story; full picture; full particulars
live appearance (e.g. on television)