habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
remodeling; remodelling; restructuring; modding
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
internal (e.g. disk); built-in; equipped (with)
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
brain surgery; brain operation; neurosurgery
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
English(-language) literature; British literature
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
just because; even if; even though
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
to refer to; to use as reference
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (e.g. boredom); to conceal (e.g. one's sorrow with a smile); to shift (the conversation)
to fall into disgrace with; to incur someone's displeasure
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
continuous; nonstop; consecutive; ceaseless
premodern; old-fashioned; outmoded; antiquated
immediately; right away; on the spot
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
dream within a dream; (beyond) one's wildest dreams; entirely unrealizable dream; pie in the sky
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
not insignificant; not to be sneezed at
supplement; top up; complement; making up (a deficiency)