dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
master; teacher; stable master
to go on about (one's love affairs); to speak proudly of (one's spouse, girlfriend, etc.); to speak fondly of
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
sense of rhythm; rhythmical sense
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
full dress; formal dress; uniform
for a while; for some time; for a period
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
established fact; fait accompli
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating