atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to endeavor (to do); to endeavour; to try hard; to work hard; to strive; to make an effort
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
how; in what way; by what means
to give someone a surprise; to catch off guard and fluster; to frustrate (e.g. someone's plans); to give someone a blow; to scare the hell out of
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
interlude (in traditional Japanese music); chanting or clapping along (during a song or dance); interjection
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
sense of humour (humor); funny bone
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
(wrestling) ring; forum (e.g. for discussion); sandbag; gabion
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to remove; to take away; to clear away; to tear down; to pull down; to demolish
feeble joke; poor joke; corny joke; bad pun
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
on the one hand ... (and on the other ...); on one side
knowledge (of a skill, art, etc.); proficiency; essentials; know-how; preparedness; readiness
bankrupt person; insolvent person
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to start (something); to start up; to launch (a business); to boot (a computer); to launch (a program)
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
this (very thing); this precisely
the real pleasure (of something); the real thrill; flavour of ghee; (fig.) delicious taste; Buddha's gracious teachings
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
one's hand; name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
identically; in the (exact) same way; similarly
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; card; program
by sheer strength; by brute force
settlement; solution; resolution
lining; backing; backing up (e.g. a theory); support; bolstering
(brute) force; using all one's might
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...