dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction
appearance; figure; shape; form
while alive; during one's lifetime
to take over; to hand over
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
common saying; popular version; folklore; tradition
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
electricity; (electric) light
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
graduation ceremony; commencement
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
but; however; provided that
not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options