counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
free (of charge); gratuitous
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
every year; yearly; annually
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
collar; color; colour; hair colouring (coloring); calla (variety of arum lily)
gentle; mild; meek; tender
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
welcome!; nice to see you!
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
contact; connectedness; rapport; mutual touching
big leakage; uncontained leak
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
woman; lady; adult female
comprehension; understanding; enlightenment; spiritual awakening; satori
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
superior; boss; them (as opposed to "us"); person above; upstairs neighbour (neighbor)
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
if you can't beat them; join them; you can't fight city hall; if your adversaries are stronger than you, it is better to join their side than to fight them
appetizer or snack served with drinks; performance to liven up a bar; conversation to liven up a party
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate; to depart from (the norm, etc.)
marriage between partners of very different ages; May-December marriage