poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
temporary; provisional; to do something temporarily (esp. build temporary facilities); to do something provisionally
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
boiled and half-dried bonito
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
than; other than; except; but
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
out of the blue; all of a sudden; without warning; unexpectedly
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
measuring worm; inchworm; looper (caterpillar)
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
process; course; mechanism
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
hostility; antagonism; opposition
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
at first; in the beginning; originally
difficult to approach; inaccessible
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
second (unit of time); arc second
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else