compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
irregularity; abnormality; change of tone; transposition; modulation
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to produce
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming; essential skill; required knowledge
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
to change color (of leaves in autumn); to turn red; to ripen (and change color); to become sexually aware; to reach puberty
in the middle of something; busy with something; in commotion as a result of something untoward happening; currently importing or capturing data
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
to laugh off (a rumor, worries, etc.); to laugh away
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to feel attracted by; to be fascinated by
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
pail (for water); bucket; cistern; water tank
button (clothing); push-button; button
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity
(physical) growth; development
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; witty remark; light joke; amusing talk
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
barefaced (e.g. lie); transparent; with feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pure white; very clear
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
no need to guess; certainly
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
silence; stillness; quietness
to rub; to scrub; to repeatedly reuse (a joke, a topic of conversation, etc.); to milk; to mash (a button); to spam (a move)
skipping school or work (without a good reason); playing truant; playing hooky
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip