true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
temporal region; regio temporalis (capitis)
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
four corners; four ordinal directions
gum; rubber; eraser; condom
non-slip device (material, tread, etc.); non-skid; anti-slip; back-up option (esp. with regard to university admissions); back-up choice; insurance choice
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to protrude
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over
elastomer; gummy; rubbery; elastomeric
protuberance; projection; prominence; bump; boss; process
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
natural drugs; natural remedy; herbal medicine; crude drugs; galenical
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
society; public; community; social studies
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
society; the world; the times
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of