to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
just because; even if; even though
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
ticket; coupon; bond; certificate
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
question; inquiry; enquiry
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
ability that outdoes (shames) professionals
arm; skill; efforts; ability
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
last spring; the spring of last year
senior high school (esp. the senior high school section of a school that also encompasses other grades)
results; record; grades; marks
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to compete with; to vie for
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)