interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation; dramatization; embellishment; exaggeration
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
administrative ability; managerial ability; ability to manage; administrative capacity
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
deeply (stab, thrust, etc.); hard
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather
not caring; not giving a damn
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
wasabi (Wasabia japonica); Japanese horseradish
hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
to rub in (e.g. cream into the skin); to grind and mix (e.g. pepper into miso)
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
willpower; energy; vitality
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
crying oneself to sleep; giving up in frustration; accepting meekly; being compelled to accept a situation
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting)