full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
to appease; to suppress; to calm
grace (of God); divine favour; benefit; efficacy
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
pointing out; identification
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
declaration; proclamation; announcement
ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
bad mannered; naughty; misbehaving
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
high (e.g. ball in baseball); highish; on the expensive side; comparatively expensive; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score
to sit down; to take a seat
to stroll about; to saunter; to wander; to dangle; to swing
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
first day returning to work after the New Years holiday; first task at a new job; newcomer's first job
courtesy call; going around to say hello (or goodbye) to everybody; making the rounds
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
materials; data; document
phone duty; being on call
to set adrift; to let loose; to cut loose
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time