spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
slander; calumny; defamation; libel; abuse
libel; defamation; slander; character assassination
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
unauthorized reproduction; unauthorised reproduction; unauthorized copying; unauthorised copying
in a positive sense of the word; in the best sense of the word; in a good way
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
depending on the situation; depending on circumstances
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
shady; underhanded; questionable
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
Mary (mother of Jesus); the Virgin Mary; Mary (of Magdala); Mary Magdalene
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
action; operation; effect; function
carefully; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding