spread; extension; influence; aftereffect; ripple
melting; fusion; liquefaction
pair; the two; both persons; both things
hard-to-believe; unbelievable; incredible; fabulous
outbreak of an illness; onset of a condition; appearance of symptoms
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
konnyaku cut into fine threads; konjac noodles
(eating or drinking) to one's heart's content
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
stomach ache; abdominal pain
appendectomy; appendisectomy; appendicectomy
dead end; blind alley; no through road (i.e. on signage); end; end of the road; end point
backward flow; backflow; countercurrent; reflux; regurgitation
blocked state; closed state
sometimes; occasionally; now and then; from time to time
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
malignant tumor; malignant tumour; malignancy; cancer
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); Japanese bunching onion; green onion; spring onion; scallion
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
end; finish; bound; limit; finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki); trump card
an issue being settled; a case being closed
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
magnetic resonance imaging; MRI
(telephone) call; ring (of a telephone); shout; call; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call)
magnetic resonance imaging; MRI
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
yōkan; jellied dessert made from red bean paste, agar, and sugar
remarkable; striking; obvious
small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
double; double bed; hotel room with a double bed; double-breasted; double-cuffed; double width (of cloth; usu. 1.42 meters); doubles (e.g. in tennis)
danger; peril; hazard; risk