to be thoughtful (of a gift, etc.); to be from the heart; to be made with loving care
rubbing the wrong way (e.g. a cat); irritating
that's not a nice thing to say; that's not a nice way of putting it; there was no need to say that
by the way; meanwhile; on the other hand
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
relation; relative; kind; cordial
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
dinner party; ceremonial dinner; dinner meeting (or lunch, breakfast)
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
number of (large) animals
store; reserve; stock; savings
to wear away; to rub down; to abrade
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
going up and down; ascent and descent; climb and descent
sports club (e.g. at school); sports department (e.g. in a newspaper)
just after a holiday break; the first day after the holidays
to project; to overhang; to stick out; to put up (a notice); to post
bulletin (issued by a society); report; newsletter
summer cold (illness); summer flu
latter period; second half; late stage; third trimester; second semester
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
being elected; being selected (to win a prize, etc.); winning (in a lottery, raffle, etc.)
dullness; slump; stagnation; inactivity; depression
Japan Professional Football League (abbr)
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling
best regards; please take care of; please do
perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
Ms; Miss; Madame; highbrow (woman); cerebral