deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
no, not like that (but like this)
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
regarding highly; attaching importance to
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
degree of recognition; level of familiarity; visibility (product)
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
government; administration
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
public relations section or department
advertising agency; advertising firm; advertising company
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
celebrity; personality; prominent figure
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
national (e.g. hero, pastime, consensus); relevant to all citizens; popular on a national level
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
festival; feast; carnival
exceptionally effective; overwhelming effectiveness
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
about when; about what time; how soon
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency