in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces
to pamper; to make a fuss of; to spoil; to fawn over
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
(courteous) invitation; call
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
still; even now; to this day
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
very popular; highly favoured
personal feelings; self-interest
tax and service charge included; all-inclusive; with everything included
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
polish; improvement; burnishing
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
how can (one) do something
to side with (someone); to support (someone)
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
trouble; bother; number of moves (in go, shogi, etc.); number of punches (in boxing)
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
sincere; earnest; serious
to be opposite; to face each other
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement