criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
catchphrase; promotional line; slogan
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
victim; injured party; sufferer
severe (illness, disability, etc.); serious
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
not caring; not giving a damn
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
obsession with changing one's appearance; desire to change
misrecognition; mistaking (x for y)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; knowing; pregnant (pause)
object of romantic interest; potential love interest
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself; stirring up a hornet's nest
(distinction of) sex; gender
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
alone; by oneself; on one's own
combat power; fighting strength
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
this and that; one thing or another
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype
(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
moderately; in moderation
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary