to get hungry; to become hungry
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)
return; reversion; comeback; carriage return
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
SM; S&M; sado-masochism; shopping mall
automatic transmission; AT; achievement test; alternative technology; appropriate technology; auditory trainer
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
sub-; second-rate; -ous (indicating a low oxidation state); -ite; Asia; Argentina; Arabia
union; combination; association; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
act of terror; terrorist attack
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
mass communication; mass media
rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new
non-profit; not-for-profit; non-commercial
information media; press; news organs
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with someone)
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism
spring (device); spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement
to come uninvited; to crash (a party); to butt in
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to be affectionate to; to treat tenderly; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
small number; few; minority
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
being intrusive; intrusive person
disturbance; confusion; perturbation; commotion; turbulence
main cause; primary factor
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk