noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
god; deity; divinity; spirit; kami
council (consultatory, advisory); board of trustees
chair; chairman; chairperson; speaker (of an assembly); president (of a council, senate, etc.)
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
very important person; super star; super big shot
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; candidly; frankly
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; time killer; wasting time; waste of time
Western food; Western dish; Western cooking; Japanized Western cuisine
very popular; highly favoured
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
living by oneself; living alone
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; feeling exhausted; feeling drained
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
kitchen; galley; (Internet) troll
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
as planned; according to plan
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
very ordinary; mediocre; all-too-common; quite commonplace
tedious; boring; being fed up with
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
rumbling (of thunder, one's stomach, etc.); grumbling; rolling (of something large and heavy); tumbling; all over the place; everywhere; idly
schedule; program; calendar
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive