character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
burden; load (e.g. CPU time, electricity, etc.)
suicidal tendency; suicidal wish
essence; true nature; substance; reality
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
in proportion to; just as much as
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
no!; no no!; no, not at all
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
tattoo (esp. not traditional Japanese)
band-man (member of a musical band); bandsman
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
adds force or indicates command
scene; spectacle; sight; view
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus
northward; facing the north; nobleman's true wife
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
spending the night in a car, train, bus, etc.
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
accommodation facility (e.g. hotel); lodging facility; boarding house
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
pension; guesthouse; bed and breakfast; private home providing lodging for travelers (travellers)
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
middle of the night; dead of night
to be suspicious (of something or somebody)
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
considerably; greatly; a lot