link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
to perform; to play; to act
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
reason; cause; circumstances
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
digital versatile disc; DVD
to exceed; to be even more (so); to exaggerate
nice; likeable; desirable
to follow; to conform; to apply to
to bewitch; to confuse; to enchant; to delude
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
to be refined (character, manners); to be classy; to be polished
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
unqualified; without qualifications
harassment (in the workplace) from a position of power; power harassment
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to repaint; to paint again; to break (a record); to rewrite; to remake
intoxication; being carried away by; being enraptured by
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
inviolability; nonaggression; sacredness
wall of people; crowd of people lined up (e.g. spectators); throng of people
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
chilly; unpleasantly cold
worship; adoration; admiration; cult
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
to insure (something); to come up with a back-up plan; to hedge one's bets; to play it safe