23rd day of the month; 23 days
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
24th day of the month; 24 days
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
cheese for melting; melting cheese
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching; crunchies
fresh made; freshly baked; freshly roasted
to keep a record; to keep a tally
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
event; phenomenon; matter
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
compact disk; CD; cash dispenser; (negotiable) certificate of deposit
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
sale; offering for sale; putting on sale; putting on the market; release (for sale)
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
interview (on television, in a newspaper, etc.)
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
accurate; correct; precise; exact
words of thanks; words of gratitude; acknowledgements; apology
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine
(picture) frame; architrave (of a door, window, etc.)
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of