bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante); forty-five degree angle
plain; plateau; tableland
a mere ...; only a ...; insignificant
(the impression of being) soft and flexible
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
crunchy; gritty (sand, pebbles, etc.)
eye measurement; measure with eye
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
to take a breath; to gather one's breath; to catch one's breath; to take a rest; to take a break
(work) hard; unceasingly; strenuously; assiduously; busily; ardently
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
to cover fully; to wrap around
to start using; to try out
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
success; boom; being well-attended (of an event); prosperity
the other day; some time ago; recently
prior engagement; previous appointment; prior agreement; previous promise; previous contract
escape; skipping (a class); cutting class; escape (key); escapement (clock mechanism)
without accident; uneventfully; without ...
rock drill; pneumatic drill; jackhammer
amusement center (centre); game arcade; gambling hall
to play a hand game (e.g. rock, paper, scissors)
language of the natives; local language; native tongue; dialect; patois
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
vulgar word; vulgar expression; vulgarism; profanity; swear word
trance; ecstasy; enthusiasm
revelry; tumultuous party; wild party; uproarious banquet
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to be satisfied; to be sated; to be satiated
full stomach; filling one's stomach; eating one's fill; complete; total; full
the proof of the pudding is in the eating; the proof is in the pudding; don't knock it till you've tried it; you can't tell unless you try
clean; clear; pure; honest; clean
cannibalism; anthropophagism
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
without omission; in full
going down the road; travelling; lyric composition describing scenery a traveler sees on the way (traveller); eloping; coat worn over a woman's kimono
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
prison; jail; slammer; pen