a certain someone; you-know-who
tree (esp. a Christmas tree); tree (structure, diagram, etc.); thread (on Twitter)
final exam; term-end examination; end-of-term examination
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
to be bulky; to be unwieldy; to grow voluminous
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to decline (e.g. of morals); to be lost; to go into decline (of a town, business, etc.)
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
boom; craze; (economic) boom; boom (of a boat); (microphone) boom
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of charge); freelance; independent; freelancer; one-size-fits-all; free skating
bitter tears; (lit.) tears of blood
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
impudent; shameless; brazen; cheeky; presumptuous
to be a bad influence (on something); to corrupt; to poison
pulmonary lobe; lobe of the lung
call; summons; call; invocation; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse)
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize (someone); unconcerned air; indifference; nonchalance
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
complete devotion (to); total commitment (to); unvarying support (for); unwavering fixation (on); rigid preoccupation (with)
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
estimate (of costs); budget
catering; (food) delivery
to retaliate; to return a blow; to strike back (at); to retort
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
to crack (person's voice); to squeak
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
floatingly; driftingly; softly; gently; restlessly; uncertainly
take the opportunity to (do something else)
cancellation; cancelling (a person, e.g. for an inflammatory remark); cancel culture
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
coexistence; living together; symbiosis; paragenesis