just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
famous piece of music; excellent song; (musical) masterpiece
commercial (radio, TV, etc.); ad; construction management; contract manufacturer; customer management; court martial
to take precautions; to set a guard against attack
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
harming one's image; worsening of one's image
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
to be pleased; to be in a good mood
after that; afterwards; thereafter
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
depravity; corruption; degradation
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
it is not (like that) either
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
window-gazing; window-shopping
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
failure; mistake; blunder
sincere; earnest; serious
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
moderate; proper; just right
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
lingering scent; lingering fragrance; residual aroma
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
high (e.g. ball in baseball); highish; on the expensive side; comparatively expensive; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
(getting a) perfect score; scoring 100; grading students on a scale of one hundred; doing perfectly (in a test); leaving nothing to be desired
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love