custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
the way back; the way home; return trip
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
best; most (valuable player); top (quality); grade A; ace; finest
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
brief review; brief comment
hanging scroll; kakemono; bed covering (quilt, futon, blanket, etc.); sugared sweets
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
sympathy; compassion; pity
doubting; questioning; being skeptical (of)
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
plaster; wall clay; wall mud
constellation; astrological sign; star sign; zodiac sign
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
and (also); both ... and; as well as
worm-eaten; moth-eaten; holes eaten in clothing, leaves, etc. by caterpillars, moths, etc.; leaf warbler (any bird of genus Phylloscopus); chiffchaff
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
first-time customer (of an inn or a restaurant); chance customer; customer without an introduction from a regular customer
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
interference; meddling; butting in
bulging; swelling (e.g. with water); loose-fitting or baggy (clothing); bubbling; foaming
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to feel ashamed; to be abashed
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
putting in an appearance; visiting; coming to the surface; appearing; showing one's face (in TV, social media, etc.)
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy