check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
pleat; pleats; plait; plaits
loose (e.g. belt); slovenly; careless; slack
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
light blue; pale blue; aqua
bright green; chartreuse green
majority group (party, faction)
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
stoic; stoical; self-disciplined; abstemious; Stoic (philosopher)
rather; better; instead; if anything
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
developing new ideas based on study of the past; learning from the past
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to change clothes (on someone else, e.g. child, doll); to change the wallpaper or skin (of a smart phone, etc.)
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy