hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
unique; distinctive; novel; different color (colour)
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
environmentally friendly; eco-friendly
for your information; I'm telling you
recommendation; referral; endorsement
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
belief; faith; conviction
getting big laughs just from appearing on the stage (or screen, etc.)
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
sorry; excuse me; thank you
to sell at a loss; to sell cheaply; to sell off; to dispose (of)
Chinese cooking; Chinese food
severe earthquake; violent tremor
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
order of arrival; first-come-first-served basis
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
strongest ever; most powerful in history
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
occupation (e.g. of territory); exclusive possession
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
to care for someone; to look after someone
to get together all the money necessary (to pay off a debt)
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
to take hold of; to possess; to haunt
rehabilitation (in society)