inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
sudden; lightning; immediate; shocking
appearing together; co-acting; co-starring
newsworthiness; news hook; topicality; popularity (of a topic, issue, etc.)
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
to take a fancy to something; to be moved; to feel inclined to
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
understood; I see; OK; present; here
reconciliation; make peace with
preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike
straight-laced person; stubborn person
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
effect; result; worth; use; avail
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
shady online money-making
short clip used to begin and end commercial breaks on Japanese TV
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)
to fight; to exchange blows; to rally
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
separate case; another matter