how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to be able to manage somehow or another
freestyle (e.g. swimming event)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
major contender; strong (leading) candidate; front runner
Japanese person; Japanese people
figure; body shape; build; physique; form
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
frowning on; looking on with scorn; showing disapproval
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
Imperial reign; Kimigayo (Japanese national anthem)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
brother complex; excessive attachment to one's brother; black contemporary (music)
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
fate; destiny; predestination
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
world; society; people; the public
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
trial; judgement; judgment
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
costumed mascot character (oft. devised for PR purposes by local governments, government departments, etc.)
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
to hate; to dislike; to loathe