occasionally; once in a while; now and then
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
shallow playboy; frivolous lad; good-time Charlie
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)
brothel catering for females
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
the front; honest; upright; decent
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; effect; use; benefit
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
to cheer up; to liven up; to become active; to look better; to improve (in appearance); to stand out
majority decision; majority vote; majority rule
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
network; Internet; net (e.g. hairnet, tennis net); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
personal history document; curriculum vitae; resume
ready fire-power; battle-ready forces; immediate asset (to a team or firm); someone who can be an immediately effective player or worker
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
planning; plan; project; arrangements
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen