garnish (e.g. vegetables with a meat dish); trimmings; fixings; relish
a puff; a smoke; (short) rest; break; one dose (of medicine or poison); (brief) lull
refreshment; something refreshing; welcome relief; tonic; refreshing medicine
making no progress; getting nowhere; remaining unsettled
shrill; piercing (scream, etc.)
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
facing south; southern exposure
facing north; northern exposure
dressing room; green room; backstage; behind the scenes; the inside; inside affairs
break room; lounge (e.g. in an onsen); resting room
funeral; burial; condolence
damper; dance party; dance partner
speaking voice; talking voice
sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife); older stepsister; older adopted sister; non-blood-related older sister
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
cheating at pachinko (for monetary gain; through illegal tampering with the machines, etc.); scamming a pachinko parlor
to mishear; to hear wrongly; to misunderstand
spatial awareness; spatial perception
unkempt hair; disheveled hair; tousled hair
to become locked; to lock
along (a wall, river, railroad tracks, etc.); alongside; following
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
wood chips; wood offcuts; wood shavings; sawdust
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
to take off one's glasses
shady; underhanded; questionable
limited; limiting; restrictive
sleeping pill; sleep medication
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
strangling (to death); strangulation