vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
curtain; hanging; bunting
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
to appear all together; to be all present
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
bad reputation; ill repute; bad name; (arch.) evil deed; (arch.) wrongdoing; (arch.) wrongdoer
full portrait; whole aspect; full story
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
substantial matter; significant item
one thin flat object; one sheet
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit
election; selection; choice
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
to discuss; to talk together
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
classification; color coding; colour coding; color keying; colour keying; differentiation using different colors (colours)
high and low; rise and fall
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
convenience; user-friendliness
to assemble; to set up; to construct
to complain; to lodge a complaint
choices; alternatives; options
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
cave; tunnel; tunnel tomb (Kofun period)
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
languorous; weary; listless; somber; sombre; gloomy
dropout; straggler; outcast; failure
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
lack of virtue; immorality; vice; depravity; unworthiness
weak-willed; easily pressured; pushover