noon; midday; daytime; lunch
pressure; oppression; suppression
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
one's physical safety; personal security
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo
to feel keenly; to strike to the core; to touch to the quick; to pierce deep inside (e.g. cold)
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
strength; power; proficiency; ability
ease of reading; legibility
lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation
inside; interior; inner part
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
attaching (documents, etc.); appending; affixing
annotation; commentary; explanatory note
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
complete set; all; everything
change of colour; changing colours; differently coloured (but otherwise similar); different; unusual
(theatrical) blackout; taking a (sudden) turn for the worse; rapid deterioration
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
entire world; whole world; world stage
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
dull (e.g. of movement or reaction); sluggish
program board (concert, theatrical production); act-announcement sheets; mekuri karuta
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
practical; useful; utilitarian; pragmatic
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making