stale; hackneyed; clichéd
outline; summary; argument
clean; clear; pure; honest; clean
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
mud; (wet) dirt; thief; Android (mobile operating system)
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
majority group (party, faction)
to throw one's weight around; to exercise one's authority; to make one's presence felt
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
nausea; feeling like throwing up; feeling sick
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
closure (of a road); suspension of traffic; Road Closed; No Through Road; closed to traffic
good (quality, condition, etc.); Good (grade); B
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
in a positive sense of the word; in the best sense of the word; in a good way
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
precipitation; deposition; settlement (e.g. of sediment)
to fling off; to throw off; to cast aside; to abandon; to throw to the winds
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
frequency; number of times; incidence; degree (e.g. temperature); strength (e.g. alcohol, lens, etc.)
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady
morbid; unhealthful; insalubrious
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
high rating; good reputation
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
diligent; hard-working; industrious
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly