absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
relatively; comparatively
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
boy; bellboy; porter; waiter
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
totalization; totalisation; aggregation; tally (e.g. of votes); adding up; summing up
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
opinion; point of view; visual point
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
to be reluctant to do; to hesitate to do; to refuse to do; to be unable to do
in one's own way or style
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
unrequited love; one-sided love
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
sexy; popular; well-liked
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
incompletion; incomplete; unfinished
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
difficult to ...; hard to ...
definite; final; decisive; conclusive