dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
laziness; shirking; impudent; brazenly dishonest
to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
(formal) announcement; unveiling; introduction; debut
lapse of memory; forgetting completely; (consigning to) oblivion
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
to burrow through; to dig through
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
to cave in; to become depressed; to sink
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to get a lump in one's throat; to overflow with feelings; to be overwhelmed with emotion
rising rapidly (e.g. prices, popularity); soaring; skyrocketing; going through the roof
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
something thrown in (with a purchase); something extra; (giving a) discount; price reduction; addition; embellishment (e.g. to a story)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
deficiency; insufficiency; shortage; lack; want; dearth
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
being attached (to); being affiliated (to); belonging (to); attached school; affiliated school
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
ratio; proportion; percentage
to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly