shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
connection; link; relationship
soft-hearted; susceptible; sentimental; tender-hearted
troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
attendant; person who looks after one's needs; caretaker
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly
magnificent house; luxurious home; palatial residence; stately mansion
distant place; faraway location; far away
visit (from someone); call
to allot; to assign; to give; to provide; to fit to; to fasten to
reception hall (esp. for visiting state dignitaries); guest house; State Guest House (esp. Akasaka palace, also guest house in Kyoto)
inside this; in this; in here; among these; of this group; out of these
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
to keep (something) a close secret; to hide (the truth, one's pain, etc.); to keep hidden
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there