hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
sale; offering for sale; putting on sale; putting on the market; release (for sale)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
compact disk; CD; cash dispenser; (negotiable) certificate of deposit
singing voice; (sound of) singing
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
shop; store; establishment; restaurant
first time; first innings; initial attempt; first; initial
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
pride; boast; credit (to)
to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. an idea); to accept (e.g. advice); to harvest; to reap
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
several hundred; hundreds (of)
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
talk; recital; narration; topic
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
record high; all-time high
masterpiece; masterwork; chef d'oeuvre; (unintentionally) hilarious; absurd (e.g. blunder); outrageous
other than; excluding; without
hot (to the touch); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
already completely (did, happened, etc.); already entirely
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
in good health; alive and well; going strong