sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd); dissolution (of a company, organization, etc.); winding-up; dissolution (of the Diet, Parliament, etc.)
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
ordering (materials); placing an order; order
selling out; being sold out
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
notice; attention; observation
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to be talked about; to get a name for oneself; to get publicity
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
arguments for and against; pros and cons; mixed reception; mixed reviews
it's not over yet; you haven't seen anything yet; it's not over until the fat lady sings; it's too soon to tell; we're not out of the woods
appeal (e.g. for peace); plea; appeal (of something); attractiveness; appeal (to the referee); emphasizing
big hit; smash hit; popular item (e.g. movie, music)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
arrival of goods; goods received
renewal; renovation; overhaul; update; repair; improvement
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
finish; finishing; finishing touches
empty grain husk; immature ear (e.g. wheat); hollow object; unripe fruit
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
fee paid to performing artists, etc.; appearance fee
student (esp. a university student)
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
scum of society; good-for-nothing; vermin
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
extravagant spree; wild merrymaking; living it up
samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation); being immersed in; being absorbed in; prone to; apt to
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)