euphemistic; circumlocutory; periphrastic; roundabout; indirect
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
one's own work; making by oneself; farming on one's own land; independent farmer
performer (usu. in a boy band or girl group) with an image cultivated to foster a dedicated fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; with a bob of the head
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key
enka singer; singer of Japanese traditional ballads
to speak; to say; to vocalize
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
haughty; arrogant; proud; stuck-up
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
basket; basketball; basket cloth
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
cookie; biscuit; cookie; browser cookie
degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
wrinkle (in paper); crease; wear
points paid and received at the end of a game of mahjong based on position (rank)
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
one-way traffic; one-way (e.g. communication); one-sided
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
(young) girl; maiden; young lady
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
completely; thoroughly; decisively; unsparingly; beyond recognition; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
elimination (of a person, group, etc.); killing off; denial (of an opinion, fact, etc.); ignoring; erasure (of writing); rubbing out
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
to get angry; to lose one's temper
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm