joint; seam; joining point
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
to shave off (esp. concrete); to take a percentage; to take a cut
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to be wavy; to be curled; to be frizzled
bad luck; bad fortune; evil; wickedness
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
-less; lacking; non-existing
in swarms; in clusters; tediously; slowly
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
equally (talented, etc.); evenly; neck and neck; nip and tuck
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
readership; target audience (of a magazine)
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
good luck charm; something that encourages or invites good luck
roadside tree; row of trees
Strawberry Fields (memorial)
French bread (esp. baguette); breadstick
basket; basketball; basket cloth
kagami mochi; New Year offering consisting of two mochi stacked on each other with a bitter orange on top, cut and eaten on January 11
box seat; (restaurant) booth; box (theater, sports stadium, etc.)
bakery; baker; pastry shop
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
with a snap; with a bang; with a plonk; suddenly; all of a sudden
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)