hard-boiled (person, style, etc.); tough; hard-boiled fiction
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
great success; big hit; (hitting the) jackpot; big win; being right on the mark (of a prediction); being bang on
shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length
rival; competitor; competition
(being) worth seeing; impressive
general mobilization; full mobilization
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
perfect score; full marks; perfect; entirely satisfactory; excellent
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
extermination; elimination; renouncing worldly desires (in order to concentrate on Buddhist teachings); curing (an illness)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
uncool; lame; unfashionable; unstylish; tacky; tasteless
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
attack; offence; top (dominant partner of a homosexual relationship); barrage (of); flood (of)
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
low intelligence; low IQ; feeble-mindedness; unintelligent person; person with a low IQ
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; bait
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
rumbling (of thunder, one's stomach, etc.); grumbling; rolling (of something large and heavy); tumbling; all over the place; everywhere; idly
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
serious; earnest; honest; real; legit
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
jewelry store; jewellery store
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to work together; to strive together; (lit.) to form a tag team
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; wide open; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); gobbling up
full load; being fully loaded (with); being full of (articles, photos, etc.; of a newspaper or magazine); being packed with (e.g. fun, excitement)