alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
standard; set; routine; decided
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles; Chinese-style wheat noodles
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
cancellation; cancelling (a person, e.g. for an inflammatory remark); cancel culture
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
head of a garden; kindergarten principal; nursery school principal; park director; zoo director; head of a plantation
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to become hoarse; to become husky
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
unfortunately; regrettably
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
private school for the study of English
speaker; lecturer; lecturer (at a university or college); instructor; part-time teacher; tutor (at a cram school)
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
not a chance; not likely; no way; oh no; yuck; eew
violence; assault; rough (handling, language, etc.); reckless; rape; sexual assault
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible