tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
obstruction; impediment; hindrance; inhibition; blocking; check
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
proposal; offer; request; application
real intention; true motive; true meaning
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
postponement; deferment; adjournment
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.); overcoming; surmounting; bringing under control
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
shadow (e.g. on someone's happiness); cloud; shade; gloom
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
reward; honorarium; remuneration
kindness (shown by others); courtesy; favor; favour; good offices
mute; damper; muting (a TV, microphone, etc.); muting (a user on a social networking service)
infotainment television program; TV gossip show; (tabloid) talk show; talk show featuring discussion of current news, etc.
hot topic; talk of the town
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
vacuum cleaner; vacuum; hoover
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
uncool; lame; unfashionable; unstylish; tacky; tasteless
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
drizzling (rain); blearily; weakly (blinking); dejectedly; gloomily
hay fever; pollinosis (allergy to pollen)
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
plectrum (for a shamisen, biwa, etc.); pick; drumstick (for taiko); mallet (for a gong); beater
solitary island; isolated island
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
thoroughly; through and through; out and out; in every way; from beginning to end; from start to finish