entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
bonsai; miniature potted plant
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
advertising material; promotional material; propaganda material
unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
eloquence; fluency (of speech)
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
severe (illness, disability, etc.); serious
negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
sense of emptiness; empty feeling; feeling of meaninglessness
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
dead language; extinct language; obsolete word; dated word; word that has become passé
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
cesspool; sink; manure sink
to take (a photograph); to record (audio or video); to film; to shoot
script; libretto; scenario
consumption tax (incl. sales tax, VAT, excise duty, etc.)
close attention; (watching with) keen interest
but; even so; still; that said
framework (of a building); foundation; mainstay; support; supporter
discontinuation (of business); closing down; giving up (one's practice); retiring
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
formal; courteous; ritual; ritualistic
to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell
dispersal; breaking up; running away; fleeing
neurosis; nervous breakdown; mental problem; identity crisis; obsession
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
character; personality; (fictional) character; character
way; method; means; resource; course
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
income; earnings; revenue; proceeds; takings; receipts
NEET (young person not in education, employment or training)
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
cut; reduction; curtailment