careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
plus; addition; positive (number); plus sign; positive symbol; advantage; plus
decorative lights; illumination
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
rights to usage of one's likeness
infringement; violation; invasion; encroachment; trespass
a long time ago; long ago
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
tendency; trend; inclination
natural phenomenon (phenomena)
sales message; sales copy
valley; ravine; cleavage (of breasts); part or place that has been left behind; blind spot
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
vigorously (ripping, tearing, scratching, etc.); roughly; (eating) with a crunch; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
public relations section or department
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
favourite book; favorite book
out (of a ball; in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up
not a chance; not likely; no way; oh no; yuck; eew
patent; one's specialty (party piece, etc.)
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
(arch.) that is in; who is called; that is called; that is; I see
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
individualism; egoism; selfishness
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
disposition; inclination; characteristic; sexual disposition; fetish
lone wolf; loner; self-reliant person
to be caused by; to result from; to arise from; cause; origin