affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
coming home in the morning (after staying out all night)
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
late-growing rice; late-ripening crops; late-blooming flowers; late developer (e.g. child who reaches puberty late); late bloomer
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
had better ...; had better not ...
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker; rice cookie; wafer
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
macaron (meringue-based sandwich cookie); French macaroon
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
friction; rubbing; chafing; discord; friction; strife
equal division (of profits, prize money, etc.); equal split
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous