characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-
to place in a row; to line up; to list; to enumerate; to talk a lot of nonsense; to tell a lot of lies
correction; revision; amendment
that's not a nice thing to say; that's not a nice way of putting it; there was no need to say that
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
due form; official; formality
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
with a crack; with a snap; firmly; sharply; precisely; properly
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
allocation; assignment; allotment
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
one building (hall, temple, shrine, room); same room; same place; same building
to use as an intermediary; to worry; to mind; to care
high grade; special grade; classy
second grade; second class; secondary
third grade; third class; tertiary
research project (e.g. at school); independent research
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
(examination) failure; rejection; disqualification
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...