bird-watcher; birdwatcher
birdwatching; bird watching
sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
gooseflesh; goose pimples; goose bumps
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
largest amount of money; maximum amount of money
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
to begin; to set about; to start
last time; last inning; last part; final episode (of a television program)
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
powerful person; influential person
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
adhesion; conglutination; collusion; collusive relationship
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
irrefutable evidence; smoking gun; solid evidence; incontestable proof; dead giveaway
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
to solicit; to demand; to extort
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
men's things; menswear; men's wear; men's; for men
to leave one's footprints; to leave one's mark on; to leave a message (behind)
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to be photographed; to be projected
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
focusing on only the good points or strong points; incorporating the benefits (while ignoring the drawbacks); picking the best of both (everything); cherry-picking (e.g. information)