to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
teatime; tea break; coffee break
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
great speed; extreme speed; swiftness
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect
confections; sweets; candy; cake
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
one point; stitched ornament; small needlepoint design; relief pitcher brought in to face one batter
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
padding (clothing or bedding); insulation; cotton wadding; stuffing (furniture)
waterfowl; water bird; shorebird