regular; ordinary (e.g. session of parliament); established usage; precedent; regular practice
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
quality (of a product or a service)
safety zone; traffic island
whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
to rest; to relax; to repose
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
society; company; the public; the world
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
different thing; another question; different case
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
(treating) equally; without discrimination; impartially; alike; in the same way
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
constancy; integrity; fidelity; principle; faithfulness; honor
for heaven's sake (Pete's, mercy's, etc.); for pity's sake; oh stop; lay off
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
under custody; under supervision; undecided match; draw; tie
advocate; proponent; supporter
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain in the same neighborhood
friction; discord; strife
intimidation; threat; bluster
indiscrimination; without discrimination; indiscriminate
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
loveliness; charm; allure; colour and scent; color and scent
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
early (days); initial stage; initial
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to cut the wheel; to perform a twisting backward knee trip
bearer; carrier; person bearing responsibility; person in charge; supporter
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary