pierced; drilled; perforated; hollow
ripped jeans; pre-ripped jeans; distressed jeans
being scattered in all directions; being broken up and dispersed
audience (with a lord, dignitary, etc.); interview; first (public) appearance; debut; trial service (of a servant); probation
to knit (one's eyebrows); to furrow; to contract
(juvenile) delinquent; Yankee; Yank; American
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
change; changing; exchange (e.g. of goods); change of sides (in baseball, American football, etc.); switching ends (in tennis, volleyball, etc.)
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to become better; to improve
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
extremely gruesome; lurid; violent; bloody; fierce
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
creche; day nursery; day-care center
wet nurse; nursing mother
finishing kindergarten; graduating from kindergarten
chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment
sense of language; feeling of a word; impression a word makes; nuance
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best
subterranean drain; culvert; conduit
evening meal; dinner; supper
to call in; to invite; to bring in
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
menu; bill of fare; program; programme; schedule
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
shunga; erotic or pornographic woodblock prints
obscene; indecent; salacious; lascivious; lewd
quiet (e.g. neighbourhood); peaceful; tranquil
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
deadline; closing; closing (a door, window, etc.); cofferdam
clothes; clothing; garments
spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
clearly; distinctly; evidently; definitely
to be hairy (of a person); to be thickly bearded; to be dense (of vegetation); to be thick; to be slow (of a person); to be dull
gyudon; rice covered with sliced beef, usu. with fried onion
convenience store lunch box