simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
I see; that's right; indeed
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
to face; to go towards; to head towards
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
to forget to say; to forget to mention
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
genuine article; real thing; real deal
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
ill will; malice; evil intent
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood (e.g. of a conversation); person who is unable to read the room; danger prevention (e.g. in the workplace)
talk; story; conversation
in succession; one by one
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
looking away; looking aside; outsider's perspective; observer's view
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
person who is ...; thing that is ...
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
preservation; conservation; storage; save (to storage)