early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
to feel blessed to be in one's position; to be thankful for one's good fortune
providence; luck; favor; favour; advantage
ominous; ill-omened; inauspicious; unlucky; sinister
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
to put one's hand on; to touch
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
decisive moment; turning point; critical moment; win-or-bust situation
first thing in the afternoon
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; inequality; imbalance; unevenness
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
swelling; enlargement; becoming fat; hypertrophy
to push (something) out; to jut out (can have a negative nuance); to protrude; to rise out the trap door (on stage)
overswelling (of a blood vessel); engorgement; bulging; squaring one's shoulders; flexing one's muscles
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
middle finger; long finger; second finger; middle toe; third toe
along; parallel to; in accordance with
hemostat; arterial forceps; Pean forceps
counter for leaves in a book (esp. one with traditional Japanese-style binding); counter for blocks of tofu; counter for servings in a restaurant; even number; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m)
camp stove and cooking utensils; outdoor cooking set; surgical artery forceps; Kocher forceps
to insert; to put between; to tuck (into)
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
Kerry (Ireland); Kelley; Kerrey
to cut off (from); to separate; to detach; to sever; to uncouple
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable