embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to accept; to receive; to agree
charge (e.g. admission, menu item); cost; price
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
besides; in addition; also; moreover
due form; official; formality
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
there's no other way; there are no other options; there are no alternative means
arbor; arbour; bower; summer house; square gazebo
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
subjectivity; subject (philosophical); ego; one's personal opinion; one's own idea
to mix; to stir; to blend
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
manufacturing; craftsmanship; making New-Year's decorations; (arch.) preparing fields; (arch.) farming
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
wild oat (Avena fatua); wild oats; oat (Avena sativa); oats
cookie; biscuit; cookie (browser-related file sent from a WWW server)
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind