plating (chrome, gold, silver, etc.); coating; gilding; pretense; pretence; simulation
careless person; scatterbrain; birdbrain; hasty person
tree as seen in winter (esp. a barren deciduous tree); evergreen tree
unskilled; not very good at
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
benefiting from the influence of a master or parent
demo tape; demonstration tape
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
once in a lifetime; once in one's life
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
chief; main; principal; major
negotiations; bargaining; dialogue; duet
to set up; to raise; to nominate; to choose as a representative; to push; to shove
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
to rank next to; to come after
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
grip; having all the cards needed to form a scoring combination in one's hand
hydration; rehydration; to hydrate; to rehydrate; to moisturize
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
road approaching a shrine
evaluation meeting; postmortem session; review meeting
accommodation; reception; seating; custody (e.g. awaiting deportation); internment; admission
number of persons; personnel
tightly packed; full to capacity; jam-packed
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
reading aloud; reading a kanji by its Chinese-derived pronunciation
middle stage; middle phase; middle game; midfield
leaving something where it is; abandoning something
to write music for a song; to set to music
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
loving something but being very bad at it
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto
to close (one's eyes); to shut