unit; (musical) group; band
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
final; eventual; ultimate
support; backing; aid; assistance
something-something (e.g. platitudes, waffling); yada yada; so-and-so
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (cat)
relation; relative; kind; cordial
to be kind to; to treat kindly
essence; true nature; substance; reality
to stay within bounds; to not take (something) to extremes; to not get carried away; to not go too far
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
to charm; to bewitch; to enchant; to captivate; to fascinate
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
to challenge (a person) to a fight
precondition; prerequisite
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
dancing or jumping for joy
losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose
kabukimono; Edo-period samurai who attracted public attention with their eye-catching clothes, peculiar hairstyle, and eccentric behavior
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
power; authority; influence
to want something desperately; to want something (so badly one can taste it)