style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing
signature pose; trademark pose
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
(the) ignorant masses; untaught populace; unlearned people
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
something; some kind of; for some reason
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
instead; but (on the other hand)
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
virtually zero (e.g. interest rate); effectively zero; net zero (carbon emissions)
numbskull; dimwit; idiot; fool; dope
to be helpful; to be useful
worth; merit; value; good point; strong point; redeeming feature
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
bad luck; ill fortune; misfortune
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
positive thinking; optimism
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture