advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
to be reduced to ashes; to be cremated
mediation; intermediation; procuration; entertainment; treatment; reception
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
to swell; to become swollen; to become puffy (e.g. face from lack of sleep); to become bloated (esp. from fluid retention)
to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable
to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)
negotiations; discussions; connection
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
exhausting work; hard work; severe duty
first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters
advice; recommendation; suggestion; inducement; persuasion
unlucky year; critical year; year (esp. age 25 and 42 for men, 19 and 33 for women) that is considered unlucky (orig. in Onmyōdō); bad year; annus horribilis
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
jumping to a hasty conclusion
unable to get along; unable to cooperate; unable to hit it off; not seeing eye to eye
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
to digress; to stray from the subject; to miss the target; to fly wide of the mark
close to; directly (e.g. staring); suddenly (e.g. stopping)
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
trend; tendency; momentum
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
mistaken idea; misunderstanding; wrong impression
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
headquarters; general staff
complete destruction; demolition
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to stand in (someone's) place; to be in a (certain) position
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
doubt; suspicion; fear; apprehension
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown