lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
near oneself; close to one; familiar
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; wasted (chance, etc.); messed up; destroyed
tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent
confidence; trust; faith; credit
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
guarantee; security; assurance; warranty
uncertain; indefinite; vague; ambiguous; equivocal; dubious
collapse; ruin; destruction; break (on a printed line, letter, etc.)
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
matter causing distress; something causing worry
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
to talk; to chat; to chatter
rotation; revolution; working (e.g. of one's mind); function; turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation
brake; (a) stop (to a development, behavior, etc.); (the) brakes
turnover rate (merchandise, capital)
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
ignition; detonation; triggering; explosion
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
the place for; the time for; the level of
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
freedom; free; open; unrestricted
silk thread; silk yarn; corn silk
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date