to press a question; to cross-examine
without cause; without reason
to make merry; to be festive
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
misunderstanding; misapprehension; false impression; to be mistaken; to have the wrong idea
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
two days later; day after next; next day but one
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
hostility; animosity; enmity
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
turret; watchtower; high wooden stage; scaffolding; wooden frame (of a kotatsu); yagura
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
wooden building blocks; wooden bricks; playing with building blocks; piled timber; piling up wood
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
to row a boat; to nod off; to doze off
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
roller coaster; big dipper
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
White Day (March 14); day for giving white chocolate and other presents to female coworkers and friends in return for gifts received on Valentine's day
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside