devil; evil spirit; genie
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
original song; original melody
tearing someone in two by tying their legs to two carts moving in opposite directions (form of medieval punishment)
penalty; sentence; punishment
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)
to shake one's head (in denial)
to give no leeway; to press (for an answer, etc.); to shower (questions on someone)
to buy (stock, materials, etc.); to purchase; to lay in; to get; to obtain
practical; realistic; pragmatic
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
image; figure; figure; form; image
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
to need; to demand; to take; to require
evaluation meeting; postmortem session; review meeting
outsider; someone outside of a group
listener (of radio, streaming audio content, etc.); audience
point of view; viewpoint; angle; visual point (position of the eye in calculations of optical instruments)
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
these days; nowadays; recently; lately
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
religious organization; religious organisation
changing (one's job, loyalties, stance, etc.); switching over; changing quarters (of a geisha, prostitute, etc.)
maker; builder; creator; farmer
popular line (of goods); products predicted to sell well
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection; fondness
uncool; lame; unfashionable; unstylish; tacky; tasteless
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
occurrence; happening; incident; event
close; intimate; on good terms
guess; speculation; supposition
stock-in-trade; tools of one's trade
just you wait and see (as a threat)
transcendence; excellence; superiority; super; extremely; awfully
(Judeo-Christian) Sabbath
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension