number of events (e.g. accidents, crimes, meetings, housing starts, hits on a web page)
full screen; maximum display; maximized view
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
difficult to say which of the two is better; hard to tell which is better; (there is) little to choose between them
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
H; h; indecent; lewd; (having) sex; nth year in the Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
some prefer nettles; there's no accounting for taste; every man to his taste
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
match (contest); to match with; to go well with
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
excited condition; excited state
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
to bite off; to gnaw through
SM; S&M; sado-masochism; shopping mall
light; right; right field; right fielder
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
odds and ends; all; every
to be born; to come into the world
fate; chance; relationship; tie
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
half-dead; state of uncertainty; limbo; leaving unfinished with the intention of inflicting suffering
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
one-night stand; taking home a woman from a bar, club, etc.; takeout (i.e. food); take-out; takeaway
round; circular; spherical; mellow (flavour, voice, etc.); mild; smooth
most likely contender; prime candidate; top prospect; leading candidate
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle