performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to be (too) late getting married; to be (too) late going somewhere
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
technique; art; skill; move
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
weather; look of the sky; situation; turn of affairs; signs
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to become pale; to turn pale
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to step forward; to volunteer
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
to inlay; to insert; to plug in (to a formula); to immerse; to trick; to deceive
ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material); Ruby (programming language)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
metal fittings; metal fixtures
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
memory; sense; experience
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
that's a different matter; that's a different story
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to investigate; to examine