to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
aluminium can; aluminum can
frame; flame (abusive or threatening message)
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
at once; immediately; right now
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
unexpected; unscheduled; unforeseen; unplanned
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
anniversary of a person's death; monthly return of the date of someone's death
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
usually; under usual circumstances
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
heat-sensitive paper; thermal paper
to pay the bill; to settle an account
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
shape; appearance; collateral; obverse of an old "zeni" coin
amount of information; information content (information theory); Shannon information; surprisal
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
artificial object; man-made object; artifact; artefact
to indicate; to show; to point to
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
how long; how much; to what extent
good person; virtuous person
cynicism (of mankind); belief that human nature is fundamentally evil
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
to become like a different person; to have a change in personality