topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
silence (not speaking); muteness
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
local rule; house rule; ground rule
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
lodging together; training camp; boarding house
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
with a friendly grin; smilingly
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
chocolate given to a friend (on Valentine's day)
to collect; to assemble; to gather
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
third day of the month; three days
study; learning; tutorial
to install; to equip; to mount
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
firing one shot at a time; single-shot gun; having only one engine; single-engined aeroplane; one-shot (e.g. story); non-serial
division; section; demarcation; (traffic) lane; compartment; classification
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
tree (e.g. Christmas); tree structure; tree diagram
scrunchie; hair tie covered in fabric
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse