to be biased; to be prejudiced; to be partial; to be one-sided
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
violent explosion; bursting
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
adulterous partner (in a relationship); adulterous lover
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
right beside; close to; nearby
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
catch; catching; catch; shop tout; puller-in; catching (in swimming and boating); catching the water
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
really; truly; indeed; good grief
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to paint (draw) a picture
to have meaning; to be meaningful
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
portrait; likeness; sketch (of a face)
mass communication; mass media
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
successive generations; successive emperors
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
state secrets; secrets of the state
serious; not joking; straight