special award; special prize
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
(afternoon) nap; sleeping during the day; siesta
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
reopening; resumption; restarting
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
control; management; supervision
earning extra money (e.g. from a side job)
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to go astray; to become corrupt; to go bad
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
temporary; transitory; short-lived
sex change; gender reassignment; sex change; sequential hermaphroditism
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
means; way; method; measure
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
rest period; intermission; break time; recess
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
strategy meeting; council of war
reform; reformation; reorganization
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle