stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
point; dot; one point; one matter; one point (in a game, exam, etc.); one mark
seeing through; fluoroscopy; roentgenoscopy; clairvoyance; seeing through (objects)
hit (film, song, book, etc.); bestseller; blockbuster
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
grandfather; male senior-citizen
one day; (on) a certain day
to squeeze out; to wring out
to gush forth (e.g. water from a spring); to flow (out); to well up (of tears, emotions, etc.); to flow out (of tears); to emerge; to suddenly appear
mystical power inherent in words; spirit of language
to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
to cause controversy; to be controversial; to arouse criticism; to raise a storm; to cause a stir
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
weather; fair weather; fine weather
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
light and easy; lambent; clever; witty; smart
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
follower; follower (on social media)
encouragement; incentive; stimulus
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)