noun:

• focus of one's attention; what one is looking for ➜ 目の付け所

adjective:

• poisonous; venomous; poisonous-looking
• hateful; detestable; loathsome; odious; sickening
• gaudy; garish; heavy; gross

noun:

• pregnancy discrimination; workplace discrimination against pregnant women; dismissing an employee because they are pregnant - From English "maternity harassment"

expression:

• unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive ➜ とんでもない
• absolutely not!; not at all!; far from it!; impossible!; preposterous!; what a thing to say!; no way! - colloquialism ➜ とんでもない
• don't mention it; you're welcome ➜ とんでもない

noun:

• teasing; chaffing; raillery; ridicule; jeering

noun / ~の noun:

• merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping; browsing

expression:

• if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested

noun:

• Japanese bondage torture (hands and feet are behind the victim's back, and they are hanged from the ceiling with a rock on their back)

noun:

• pitching forward, as if to fall ➜ のめる

adjectival noun / ~の noun / noun:

• proactive; forward-looking; positive
• hasty (without sufficient preparation); rushed

adjectival noun:

• seemingly good; (of) good appearance; looking good - colloquialism ➜ 気【げ】・良さそう

expression:

• if you please; if you don't mind; when you're ready; if you want; if that's alright with you

adjectival noun:

• looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance ➜ そう・良い

noun:

• gatekeeper (in suicide prevention); person who prevents others from committing suicide (by noticing they are depressed and talking to them about it, etc.)
• gatekeeper (in media, networking, etc.)

expression:

• don't eat plum pits (because they are poisonous); if you eat a plum, don't eat the kernel; inside it heavenly gods sleep [literal] - proverb

suffix noun / noun:

• appearing ...; looking ... - usu. after the -masu stem of a verb ➜ 様だ
• way to ...; method of ...ing - usu. after the -masu stem of a verb
• form; style; design - usu. after a noun
• like; similar to - usu. after a noun ➜ 様だ

noun:

• thing (thought or spoken)

expression / ichidan verb:

• to be astonished to hear; to be incredulous about; to express disbelief
• who do you think you're kidding by saying (that); what a laugh! - as 〜が聞いてあきれる, used to indicate incredulous dismissal of some claim

adjective:

• unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive; terrible

expression:

• absolutely not!; not at all!; far from it!; impossible!; preposterous!; what a thing to say!; no way!; bullshit - colloquialism
• don't mention it; you're welcome

expression:

• speak of the devil and he shall appear; speak rumours of someone and they shall appear [literal] - proverb

noun / ~の noun:

• check; plaid; checkered

noun / ~する noun:

• checking; monitoring; looking over; scrutinizing; inspecting

noun:

• check (banking); cheque; bill (restaurant)
• check (chess)

noun / ~する noun / ~の noun:

• conveying the views of the subordinates to the rulers; rulers apprehending the views of those they govern - archaism

noun:

• looking at the camera; paying attention to the camera ➜ 目線【めせん】

adverb:

• so; really; seeming

adjectival noun / suffix:

• appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of - after masu stem or adj-stem

expression:

• while looking on in blank amazement; while gazing at it in shock ➜ あれよあれよ

expression:

• while looking on in blank amazement; while gazing at it in shock ➜ あれよあれよ

noun / ~する noun:

• texting while walking; looking at one's smartphone while walking ➜ スマホ

noun:

• looking for something; searching for something
• object being sought