to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
free time; spare time; idle moment
light; easy; non-serious; minor
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
inquiry; enquiry; question; searching; looking for
obvious (e.g. of a lie); transparent
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment
to be trustworthy; to be credible; to be believable
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; being in close proximity; being adjacent
henchman; right-hand man; trusted confidant; inner circle
to let (someone) swim; to make (someone) swim; to make (someone) stumble forward; to make stagger; to let (a suspect) roam freely (while monitoring them); to leave at large
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
minus; subtraction; negative (number); deficit; loss; disadvantage; drawback
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve
to lose; to miss; to forget; to be excessive
complete picture; panorama; what it all adds up to; bird's eye view; all-embracing portrait; overall perspective
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)
audience seating; (spectator) stands; auditorium; stadium
screening (a movie); showing
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
enormous; gargantuan; immense; ridiculously large
receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)
to project; to show (on a screen); to portray; to depict; to reflect (the times, mood, etc.)
(establishing a) big lead; (winning by a) huge margin; breaking away (from the field)
participation (in a tournament, match, race, etc.); entry; appearance (on the stage, television, etc.); exiting (a venue, train station, etc.); exit; being dispatched (of an ambulance, fire engine, etc.)
showing one's face in public; facing another person
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
cell; serge; cel (celluloid); starter motor
middle stage; middle phase; middle game; midfield (in soccer)
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
discarding; throwing away; getting rid of; dismissal (of an employee); firing; sacking