bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
genuine article; real thing; real deal
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
first prize; gold medal; blue ribbon
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to stop; to quit; to put an end to
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
cooking for oneself; cooking one's own food; doing one's own cooking; scanning a book or magazine to create an ebook by oneself
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
breakdown; failure; damage; hurt; objection; protest
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
ago; since; before; previous
class-A; A class; A grade
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
ghostly air; weird air; unearthly atmosphere
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter