even if not; even without
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
wet wipes; moist towelette; baby wipes; wet tissue
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
writing; composition; essay; sentence
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to cease; to stop; to be over
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
to stiffen; to become stiff
tail and fins; embellishment (of a story, rumor, etc.); exaggeration
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
kitchen; financial situation
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
street at night; making a night journey
silence (not speaking); muteness
pedestrian crossing; crosswalk
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered
great love; passionate affair