to firmly tighten (e.g. around neck, throat); to constrict; to strongly press (someone); to crack down on; to settle accounts
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
bleeding; haemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; casualties; losses
to wander; to roam from place to place
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
firm; unshakeable; resolute
illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
safety zone; traffic island
to crouch; to squat; to cower
to become dim; to become blurred
sea level; (surface of) sea
to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
many; numerous; various; large number of
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
rental video shop; video rental store
to wake (someone) up (roughly); to rouse out of bed; to awaken (someone) by knocking at the door
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to pickle; to preserve (in salt, vinegar, etc.)
invisibly; secretly; privately
to project; to show (on a screen); to portray; to depict; to reflect (the times, mood, etc.)
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
duvet; bed cover; coverlet; quilt; comforter; eiderdown
new building; new construction
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
sick building syndrome; SBS
medical examination; checkup; consultation