absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis)
(one's) quota; assignment
no!; no no!; no, not at all
gesture; gesticulation; motion
skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
falling (down); tumbling (down); failure; failing; renouncing Christianity and converting to Buddhism (during the Edo period); apostasy
losing everything; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal
more haste, less speed; slow and steady wins the race
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
to lend someone one's shoulder; to support with one's shoulder; to lend a hand; to come to someone's aid
interference; meddling; butting in
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
cheap article; poor quality article
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
all-time high (price, in trading); record high; new high
resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
ease of use; user-friendliness; usability; utility; convenience
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
chest; coffer; rice tub; lidded round, wooden container for cooked rice
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
raw materials; ingredients
degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion
earnest desire; eager hope; longing; yearning; hankering
changing clothes; change of clothes
to adjoin each other; to sit side by side
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
order (for an item); request; demand; condition