solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
story; tale; talk; discussion
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
harassment (esp. in workplace); bullying; discrimination
(stare or glare with) scornful eyes; reproachful eyes; disgusted eyes
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to feel itchy; to itch; to feel creepy; to be impatient; to itch (to do something); to be eager
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
generation of students educated under the "pressure-free" system (from the late 1970s onward)
expression; look; countenance; face
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
pass (e.g. backstage pass); permit (to pass or travel); laissez passer; passport
publication; issue (of journal, newspaper, etc.); issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising an event (software)
framework (of a building); foundation; mainstay; support; supporter
wire netting; wire mesh; wire screen; chain-link mesh
fashion style heavy on make-up and elaborate hairstyles, used among Japanese rock bands, musicians, etc.
vocal (performance); vocals; singing; vocalist; singer
sudden brake; coming to a sudden stop
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to steal a kiss; to snatch a kiss
conduct; behavior; behaviour; being pregnant
to be (too) late getting married
downward adjustment; downward revision
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
steady; sound; reliable; solid
scrap; piece; fag end; unimportant (person); petty (official); barely (in a role)
easily; effortlessly; changing completely; plink (sound of something light falling or rolling)