as you can imagine; as imagined
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
measurement error; calculation error; discrepancy; deviation; difference
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
within the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
to connect; to join; to join or tie or knot together
to undergo great hardships; to waste away from great effort and worry
soft sound; dampening (of sound)
to whine; to make feeble complaints
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
stormy and full of drama; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; relationship; relation; (good, bad, etc.) terms
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
settlement; solution; resolution
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
brake; drag; skid; brake (on inflation, spending, etc.); check; restraint
to wail; to bawl; to cry loudly; to shout (while crying)
to await; to wait for; to expect
rotation; revolution; working (e.g. of one's mind); function; turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation
person working for someone else (followed by job title); hired
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
one after another; in rapid succession
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
as before; as ever; as it was originally
to be disgusted with; to run out of patience; to fall out of love
unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
consensus; collective will; collective opinion