comparing and adjusting; reconciling; lapping; precision surface finishing; margination
demonstration; protest; (giving a) demo; demonstration; exhibition game; exhibition match
other crimes; further offenses; further offences
to be evasive; to give an evasive answer; to speak ambiguously; to prevaricate; to cook up a specious story to get out of an uncomfortable situation; to make do with
house; dwelling; human habitation
natural airhead; person prone to making silly mistakes
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
super-sweet; sickly-sweet; overly kind; overly soft (on someone)
taking a philosophic view; looking at the long term; farsightedness
separate; scattered; apart
to remove obstacles in the way of one's objective
to frolic about; to mess around
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
very ordinary; mediocre; all-too-common; quite commonplace
to put on airs; to swagger; to act self-importantly
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds); too-good-to-be-true stories
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave in one's liver
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
incarnation; impersonation; personification; avatar
very cheesy; very flashy; extremely gaudy
colour; color; hue; tints
shooting star; falling star; meteor; blaze (wide white stripe down the face of a horse)
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to not be worthy of the reputation (e.g. restaurant, Diet member, etc.); to not be worth the name; to not deserve to be called
giving up on winning a hand and discarding only safe tiles
glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle
getting carried away; going too far; overdoing
deeply impressive; memorable; striking
firmly rooted; deep-seated
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
to meet someone's requirements; to meet expectations; to go along with what somebody wants
one's in-laws (esp. a woman's in-laws)