cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
to sprinkle salt on; to salt
fried egg; sunny-side up fried egg
egg white; white-fleshed fish (e.g. tai, hirame, karei); white meat; sapwood
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
the same as always; day after day
our country; our land; one's own country
of great promise; with a promising future
to lie down; to retire; to go to bed (with an illness)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to detain; to check; to restrain
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
staying up all night three nights in a row; triple all-nighter
being independent; standing on one's own; becoming independent
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
to be too numerous; to be too much
difficult problem; challenge
simmer; bubble out; flow out
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
to breathe one's last; to pass away; to die; to expire
same; similar; (just) like; equal
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
chair; stool; post; office; position
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with