serious; not joking; straight
concerning the content; with respect to the content; content-wise
only recently; just of late
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
nine (in mekuri karuta); oicho-kabu (traditional Japanese gambling card game)
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
especially; above all; inter alia; among others
physical culture; bodybuilding (body development, not necessarily weightlifting)
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
ordinary people; general public; public at large
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
inherent flavor; inherent flavour; natural taste; distinctive characteristic (of a person, work, etc.); peculiar quality; special ability
novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
unspecified large number (of people)
focus (of a lens); focal point; point (of a discussion, e.g. on-point, off-point)
antinomy; self-contradiction; either-or situation; choice between mutually exclusive alternatives
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
although I say; although one might say; although called
to focus on; to bring into focus
majority group (party, faction)
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
for a change; for variety's sake
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
ingredient; component; composition
to put into written form; to communicate or express by writing; to chronicle
something; some kind of; for some reason
tiger (feline, Panthera tigris)
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent