skewering; skewered food; piercing (and killing; with a spear, etc.); impaling; running through
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
experiment; experimentation
to be offended; to get angry; to be stuffy; to be stifling; firmly (shutting one's mouth)
without trouble; easily; readily
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
(for) the time being; (for) the present; immediate; present; (for) some time (after); checking account
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to be by far the best; to be much better; to excel; to be exceptional; to be prominent; to be outstanding
different thing; another question; different case
on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
to need; to demand; to take; to require
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; environs; surrounding area; district
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
inside (a region, area, etc.); within the range (of); within the sphere (of influence, etc.)
one (small animal); two-tan bolt of cloth
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
favorite (to win); favourite; one's heart's desire; first choice; chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment
start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hanger; holder; in the process of (doing); midway through
time (for, to do); time (to finish a race, lap, etc.); time-out; thyme
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
exposure; laying bare; exposure; (media) exposure; appearance (on TV, in magazines, etc.)
sensational; inflammatory; incendiary; (sexually) suggestive; lascivious
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
emphasis; stress; accentuating (a feature or certain part); accenting; strong tone (of the market); firm tone