as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
it's no joke; gimme a break!
musical composition; tune
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
individual; private person; personal; private
subjectivity; subject (philosophical); ego; one's personal opinion; one's own idea
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
producer (film, TV, etc.)
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
decreasing (graph falling to the right); shrinking; declining
to tumble down; to roll down
whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
outsider; someone outside of a group
unveiling; debut; introduction
gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
how long; how much; to what extent
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
brown rat (Rattus norvegicus); common rat; dark grey (colour, color); dark gray; secret evil-doer
(young) person subsisting on part-time work; person whose livelihood is provided by part-time work
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
gem; jewel; precious stone
medical treatment (esp. surgical)
when it becomes; when it comes to
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to be free; to be available
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with