poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
long time; long interval; for quite some time
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
white (complexion); fair-skinned
to carry out one's mission
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
hinge; joint (esp. an anatomical joint)
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
one's feeling while riding; comfort (of a vehicle); ride quality
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply