cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
someone; a certain person
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
Dear (so and so); Dear Sir; Dear Madam; To Whom It May Concern
feeling of a house or a room
dry riverbed; river beach
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
value in doing something; feeling that something is worth doing; rewarding feeling; sense of satisfaction
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
genuine article; real thing; real deal
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
yours sincerely; sincerely yours; yours truly
pat; tap; pop; crack; cutesy suffix applied to names
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
participation; joining; entry
neighborhood association; neighbourhood association
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
interaction with one's neighbors; relationship with one's neighbors
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
property; fortune; assets
equality; impartiality; evenness
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)
I see; that's right; indeed
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy