to jabber; to chatter; to chat with
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
national (e.g. hero, pastime, consensus); relevant to all citizens; popular on a national level
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
immovable; motionless; firm; Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity
a thorn in one's side; a pain in the butt (often someone higher in rank, ability, etc.); a person standing in one's way; a superior who obstructs one's freedom of action
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
normally being cold but at some prompt suddenly becoming lovestruck; hot-cold personality type
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
changing clothes; change of clothes
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
to dawdle; to waste time doing nothing in particular; to fret; to sulk; to rain on and off
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
Anatidae (duck family of birds)
declaration; proclamation; announcement
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding