to be sorry; to beg someone's pardon; to be much obliged; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be greatly impressed
adventurous spirit; sense of adventure
to be pleased with; to suit
rough (estimate, summary, etc.); broad; general; careless (e.g. work); sloppy; crude
Axis of Evil (Iran, Iraq and North Korea)
goody goody; goody two-shoes; teacher's pet
axle; pivot; center (of power, activity); central point; the Axis (WWII alliance)
incarnation (of Buddha or bodhisattva); avatar; embodiment (as in "embodiment of evil"); incarnation; personification
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
cannot be helped; unavoidable
lolicon; (sexual) attraction to prepubescent girls; someone attracted to very young girls; lolicon; someone attracted to young or young-looking female characters
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
conveyor belt; belt conveyor
to be about to get on (a train, bus, etc.); to be about to board; to start (doing); to begin; to get on top of; to lean over
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
panorama; panoramic painting
nashi (esp. Pyrus pyrifolia); Japanese pear; Asian pear
iron (steel) wire; Chinese clematis; Clematis florida; leather flower
ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea
serious; earnest; honest; real; legit
express home delivery service; express home delivery parcel (box, etc.)
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
big and round (esp. of eyes); round and cute; spinning; whirling; plump and round; chubby
anniversary of the establishment (of)
coming loose (of clothing); coming undone (e.g. of a dress); becoming dishevelled
good-value; economical; advantageous (price, deal, etc.); useful; helpful
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack
difficult problem; challenge
freshwater goby (any fish of genus Rhinogobius); dusky tripletooth goby (Tridentiger obscurus); Gymnogobius urotaenia (species of goby); Japanese fluvial sculpin (Cottus pollux)
lion; left-hand (stone) guardian lion-dog at a Shinto shrine
temporary (suspension) bridge; makeshift bridge; bridge (between cultures, generations, etc.); link; walkway (constructed on a cliff face); plank path
to talk of one's dreams (esp. unrealistic, far-fetched ones); to dream out loud
imitative sound (in film, theatre, etc.); sound effect
Doraemon (manga by Fujiko F. Fujio; media franchise)
unprincipled; inconstant; unscrupulous
fortune; fate; chance; coincidence; (stroke of) luck
such; this sort of; like this
proper quantity; suitable amount; proper dose; optimal dose