won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
best; most (valuable player); top (quality); grade A; ace; finest
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
right in the middle (of); midst; height
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
for this very reason; that is exactly why
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
to understand; to make out
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to steal a glance (at); to look furtively (at); to take a peek (at)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
bamboo screen; rattan blind
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation; fixing
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
race game (board game played with dice in which the object is to reach the end of a track); ban-sugoroku; sugoroku; traditional Japanese board game similar to backgammon
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
hearsay; hearing secondhand; hearing through the grapevine
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
clinic; medical office; infirmary
being startled; getting a shock
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
threat; intimidation; menace
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
sound of voice; vocal sound
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support