par; equivalence; face value; parity
scissors (in rock-paper-scissors)
co-sleeping; sleeping together
to make something look better; to put into (good, better) shape; to put up a front; to pose; to pretend
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening
to take a turn for the better (of an illness, patient, etc.); to begin to improve; to begin to recover; to convalesce
stimulant; stimulative; excitant
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings; bend (in a road, river, etc.)
return to work; going back to work
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
health checkup; (general) medical examination; physical examination
guardian; protector; patron; parent
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
coherence; order; focus; point
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
rebellion; revolt; insurrection; treason
(how) many times; (how) often
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of
the other day; some time ago; recently
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
pretension; assumption (of a title)
by-product; spin-off; outgrowth; side effect
Europeans and Americans; Westerners
average height; average body height
to be lazy; to be idle; to slack; to neglect (e.g. one's work); to be neglectful of; to skip (e.g. school)
mincing; cutting; rapping (a percussion instrument); beating; shredded tobacco; interval
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
sting operation; undercover investigation
unusual; unconventional; mold-breaking; outside the box
scratch; graze; scrape; abrasion
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
one's true feelings and one's official stance (which may be at odds); one's real motive and one's stated reason
muddy; covered with mud; mud-caked