clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
jumping to a wrong conclusion
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
spatula; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
right in the midst of; right at the height of
conversion (e.g. yen to dollars); change; exchange; translation (numerical)
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
eating with one's fingers; snitching food; snatched food; embezzlement; misappropriation; flirting
completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome
hammer; hopeless swimmer; complete beginner at swimming; someone who sinks like a stone
pulmonary lobe; lobe of the lung
kingfisher (esp. the common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis)
to leave of one's own accord
night flight (without paying); skipping out by night; moonlight flit
security for a loan; collateral
outline; summary; argument
to be enigmatic; to be puzzling; to be wrapped in mystery
consenting to; being convinced of; being satisfied; understanding
shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive
almost every day; almost daily
field of activities; area of activity; range of behavior (behaviour); habitat
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
large notebook (usu. used for taking lecture notes)
honorable certificate; honourable certificate
being the runner-up; finishing second
hinoki leaf; hiba false arborvitae (species of cypress, Thujopsis dolabrata); small ornamental false cypress (i.e. a variety of hinoki or a related species)
misreading; misinterpreting