how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
decline; ebb; failure; decay; decrease; loss
living thing; living creature; animal; life
uniformly; evenly; equally; indiscriminately; across the board
bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well
to appear in the newspaper
second; secondary; quadratic (function, equation, etc.); second-order; fictional (in relation to anime, manga, etc.); drawn
bent back; indecisive attitude; timidity; lack of nerve
(a) Buddha; deceased person
misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
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
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
tough (world); hard (times); cold; stingy; miserly; mercenary
troubled face; worried expression
scoundrel; rascal; villain
to act as one pleases; to throw one's weight around; to have everything one's own way; to grow freely (e.g. of weeds)
support; backing; patronage
light (flavor, color, etc.); simple; plain; frank; candid; easygoing
newspaper story (article, account)
false report; incorrect report; misinformation; false alarm
flexible; lithe; soft; calisthenics
two equal parts; exactly two parts
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
fact-finding survey based on interviews; oral survey; interview survey
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
of no use; useless; not fit for purpose
fish market; fish dealer; fishmonger
tuna (Thunnus spp.; esp. the Pacific bluefin); dead fish (person who is unresponsive or passive during sex); starfish; body of a person struck by a train; person unconscious due to alcohol
show; performance; show; exhibition; TV show
to take away; to carry away
spoils of war; booty; war trophy; something one managed to obtain or buy (at a bargain sale, merchandise stall, etc.); purchases; prizes (at an arcade, etc.)
solid body; three-dimensional object; multi-storey car park
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
gauge; standard; length; size; (measuring) rule; scale
(a person's) family background; lineage