unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
charm; incantation; spell; code that is not (yet) necessary to understand; required boilerplate code
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure
atonement; redemption; compensation
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
family restaurant (i.e. a restaurant with varied and inexpensive menu options); casual dining restaurant
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
story; tale; talk; discussion
these guys; these fellows
way of talking; speaking style
to annoy; to irritate; to cause offence; to provoke; to get on someone's nerves
to jar; to creak; to grate
(verbal) message; word (from someone)
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
aloof; morose; (smelling) strongly; pungently; spiky (esp. of a hairstyle); sticking up straight (e.g. of plant stems)
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to throw at; to fling at; to hurl at; to hurl (abuse, insults, etc.) at; to use (rough language) with (someone)
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in (e.g. mud); to get bogged down in; to get lodged in
to fly around; to scatter
gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
compensation; indemnification; reparation; restitution; recompense
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that