ignorance; innocence; stupidity
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone
don't you think?; indicates question
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
someone; a certain person
dirty joke; blue joke; indecent topic; bawdy subject; sex talk
to stir well; to mix thoroughly; to interrupt (with a joke, sarcastic remark, etc.); to butt in (with a facetious comment); to make fun of (what someone says)
devil; evil spirit; genie
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
small number; few; minority
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
national language; Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan); one's native language; mother tongue; native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)
used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
student (esp. a university student)
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
to be blown off; to be blown away; to disappear; to vanish; to rush; to hurry
to be onto a good thing; to make money without working; to line one's pockets
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to jump on someone's (verbal) mistake; to trip someone up; to find fault with something someone says
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
act of treachery; breach of faith; stab in the back; double-cross
fervour; fervor; vigour; vigor; ardour; ardor
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
different opinion; objection
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
working without pay; free service; work for nothing
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment