to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency
combination (e.g. of foodstuffs); dovetailing; fitting together
inherent flavor; inherent flavour; natural taste; distinctive characteristic (of a person, work, etc.); peculiar quality; special ability
along; parallel to; in accordance with
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
to comfort; to console; to amuse
comfort; consolation; diversion
foundation stone; cornerstone
to need; to call for; to require
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
(starting) from nothing; from scratch
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
Sleeping Beauty (fairy tale)
brush up (i.e. fine tune, polish up, revise)
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
negative emotions; negative feelings
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
misprint; misspelling; typo; typographical error; erratum
omitted character; omitted letter
error; mistake; slip; bug
proofreading; correction of press; calibration
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than