popular figure; person in demand; favorite; favourite
conviction; belief; confidence
for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
feigned; pretending (not to know)
rising (smoke, clouds, etc.); rolling up; billowing up
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
to taste; to try (food or drink)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
writing (e.g. as a profession)
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning; face (of a printing type)
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
foreshadowing; preparation; precautionary measures
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)