opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
completion; perfection; accomplishment
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
such; like that; that sort of
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
hard to understand; Byzantine fashion
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
cat ears; nekomimi; character with cat ears; ears with soft earwax that has a slight smell
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to run; to hurry (when going somewhere); to drive (a car) quickly; to ride fast (on a horse); to win (fame)
reality; actuality; hard fact
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
woman; female; feminine gender
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
craving; longing; thirsting
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
suspension of business; temporary closure (of a store, school, etc.); shutdown; holiday
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of