to make good use of; to use to one's advantage
wicked person; evil person; bad child; naughty child; bad thing; mischief
rest stop; service area; public address system; PA
terrible (video) game; crappy game; rubbish game
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
high (spirits); euphoric; intoxicated; high
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
god of pestilence; god who spreads infectious diseases; jinx; hoodoo; pest
story; tale; talk; discussion
soon; shortly; before long
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
delusion; trick of the imagination
posing; modeling; modelling
total (money); full amount; sum
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
manager; administrator; landlord; root (user)
outsider; someone outside of a group
decapitation; decapitated head
Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
completely empty; penniless; flat broke
front entrance; front door
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
taking a breather; relaxation; rest; vent; ventilation opening
ambition; aspiration; desire to improve oneself
comprehension; understanding
half a ken (approx. 0.9 m); half-sized tatami mat
magic; sorcery; witchcraft; magic tricks (with large-scale props)
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
(degree of) risk; riskiness; danger
secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)
generic; general purpose; all-purpose
antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation
(establish) friendly (cordial) relations (with, between); (form) friendship (e.g. with a nation)
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy