to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
poor piece of work; rubbish; trash
advocate; proponent; supporter
establishment; settlement
majority group (party, faction)
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
to entrust; to send (a message, etc.)
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
attention; kind attention; courteous attention
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
around the neck; neck size (measurement)
front; frontage; facade; main
after a long time; for the first time in a while
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
deep-seated grudge; hatred
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
regret; repentance; remorse
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
material; substance; matter
embodiment; realization; materialization
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
first person to say something; first person to suggest something
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
unreasonable idea; illogical plan; illogical move (in shogi or go)
things to do; must-do items; one's duty; what is required
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
the real criminal; true culprit
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
without; but if; otherwise; or else
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
concealment; suppression; hiding
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
even if ...; even supposing that ...
to look away; to avert one's eyes
karma; result of one's karma; fate; uncontrollable temper
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to mourn for; to grieve for; to condole with (the bereaved family, etc.); to hold a memorial service for; to hold a funeral service for
payment; bill; sweeping; clearing away; sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)