suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
worn-out; shabby; seedy; completely exhausted
executive secretary; coordinator; organizer; person in charge of making arrangements
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
to be duplicated; to be repeated; to overlap; to fall together (of dates, etc.); to repeat (a failed course, school year, etc.); to make a double play
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
possession; having (on one's person); carrying (with one)
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
day something goes on sale; date of issue; release date
to be stricken (e.g. with grief); to be battered (e.g. by disasters)
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to cut out; to clip from; to extract
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
time limit; closing day; deadline
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
best photograph; best shot
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
to get tired of seeing; to get tired of looking at
actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)
cutting; tearing off; cutting (for a railroad, highway, etc.); cut; robbery with assault; burglary
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
fortitude; perseverance; stoicism; patience
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
long ago; a long time ago; already
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly