towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks
immediately; right away; on the spot
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
final; eventual; ultimate
snapping back (at someone); lashing out (despite being in the wrong); counterblast; counteroffensive; backlash
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku, etc. stewed in soy-flavored dashi
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
drying rice on a rack; rack for drying rice
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
quick; nimble; agile; sharp; smart; clever
gossip; government OSI procurement; GOSIP
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
particularly; only; in the case of
coward; gutless person; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
Cassiopeia (constellation)
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
to reap completely; to trim up (the hair); to dress up
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
cutter; cutting tool; box cutter; utility knife; (tailor's) cutter; cutter (boat)
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
mountain climber; mountaineer
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
notice; attention; observation