spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
than; rather than; instead of; from; since; except
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
the other day; lately; recently
comprehensive medical check-up; thorough physical examination
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
diagnosis; medical examination
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied (e.g. physics, linguistics, research)
to serve as a reference; to provide useful information; to be helpful; to be informative; to be instructive
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
leaving everything up to someone else
muahaha (laughter); mwahahaha; bahaha; bwahaha
all right (e.g. when guiding a driver); keep coming; OK; I've got it
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
hey there; I say; see here
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
balloon (toy or decoration); balloon (hot-air or gas)
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure; playing card suit (in karuta)
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
cotton candy; fairy floss; candy floss
point in common; common feature
icicle; ice pillar (for cooling a room); (arch.) ice
to intervene; to stop (something)
network; Internet; net (e.g. hairnet, tennis net); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
cheapest; least expensive; lowest-price
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)