popular (with); in favour (with); well received
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
awareness that somebody will be hard to deal with; awareness that one is not good at something; (feeling) not up to doing something
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; referee; umpire
measured amount (esp. of medicine); dosing; manner of seasoning; making adjustments based on experience; doing something by feel
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
cheering group; cheering squad
to quit one's job; to resign
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
(endlessly) doting (on someone); (constantly) petting (somebody) as if they were a pet
joke; playfulness; kidding around
half the body; half length
ridgeline; lines of a mountain ridge
Naraka; Hell; very bottom; the end; trap room (of a theatre); below-stage basement
to well up; to burst; to arise
rice cakes; pounded mochi rice
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to appease; to suppress; to calm
to knead; to mix; to complicate; to turn into a mess
to translate; to interpret
interesting; fascinating; intriguing; amusing; funny; comical
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
to correct oneself; to restate
to place one's arm around each other's shoulders; to join shoulders
down to earth; reasonable
honor; honour; credit; prestige
cell; serge; cel (celluloid)
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
diversion; appropriation (e.g. of funds); misappropriation; re-use (e.g. old computer parts); recycling
to flatly refuse; to reject; to spurn
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war