favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
impermanence; mutable; uncertain; ever-changing
hint; suggestion; clue; suggestion
person who has completed no schooling beyond kindergarten; uneducated person; idiot; person who attended a kindergarten as a child (as opposed to a nursery school)
to warm up to; to get interested in; to get excited by
belatedly; though a little too late
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
(being) among close family or friends only; private (gathering of intimates)
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
to marry (of a woman); to get married (to); to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
bright (weather, mood, voice, etc.); clear; fine; beautiful; glorious; splendid
(informal) discussion; talk; (formal and tedious) talk; lecture; admonition; reprimand
Lights are usually followed by shadows
roofed corridor connecting two buildings; connecting passageway; skyway; skybridge; skywalk
to pick a fight; to pick a quarrel
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
to mind; to care; to worry
for your information; I'm telling you
definitive edition; authoritative edition; the best of its kind; the ultimate ...; the definitive ...
masterpiece; masterwork; crowning work; one's magnum opus; work of the highest quality
violent explosion; bursting
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
great laughter; burst of laughter
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
living flesh; flesh and blood; living (human); raw (flesh, esp. fish)
shooting down (an aircraft)
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg); one piece of sushi
sudden change; complete change
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
lately; recently; nowadays; terribly; awfully; extremely
reforming (oneself); mending one's ways; turning over a new leaf
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation