seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
(appropriate for) one's age
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
(right at the) side; just beside
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
hair pin; hairclip; hairgrip; bobby pin
questionnaire; survey; poll
settlement; conclusion; summary
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
extremely; exceptionally; extraordinarily; terribly; super
stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
accomplishment; execution
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to grow in intensity; to be aggravated; to get worse; to develop
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
correction; revision; amendment