celeb; celebrity; wealthy person; rich person; affluent; wealthy
correction; rectification; mending; repair
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
seat (esp. in public places or places with assigned seating); seating
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (of a single person)
great laughter; burst of laughter
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
carelessness; inattention; thoughtlessness; negligence
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
very young; little; childish; immature
easy; smooth; without a hitch; quick
directions; instructions; orders; command
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
being rampant; being widespread; being prevalent; walking sideways; staggering; striding
personal history; background; career
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
taboo word; forbidden topic; words or phrases not allowed (in waka and haikai)
chill; the shivers; shivering fit
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
one's best interests; one's own good
atmospheric pressure; air pressure; atmosphere (unit of pressure)
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
to be taken for granted; to be generally accepted; to be the established wisdom; to be the (social) convention; to be the customary thing to do
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
sons and daughters; children; girl