to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
harsh tasting; strongly alkaline tasting; excessively strong-willed; fiercely individualistic; strongly idiosyncratic
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
especially; above all; inter alia; among others
western Japan (usu. Chūbu region and westward)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
this country; our country
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
brilliant achievement; spectacular feat; splendid accomplishment; remarkable deed
moving tale; impressive tale
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
cannot help (doing, etc.); cannot resist; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
(sense of) rivalry; competitiveness
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to give a round of applause; to applaud
grandstand play; grandstanding; showboating; showing off
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like