minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
pressure; encouragement; urging; promoting
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
lovable; sweet; charming; pitiful; pathetic; touching
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
war; battle; match; game; competition
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent