creation; generation; formation; derivation
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
origin; beginning; genesis; primeval; primordial; primitive
to be possessed by a god; to not act like oneself; to behave oddly; to be awesome; to be extreme
to settle down; to get a steady job; to marry and raise a family; to attire oneself; to outfit oneself
to be stubborn; to be obstinate; to be perverse; to not give in
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
both are bad; neither is good; one's as bad as the other; both are to blame; six of one, half a dozen of the other
naughty; mischievous; unruly
male carer (at a nursery school, children's home, etc.); childcare worker
in spite of; regardless of
mike stand; microphone stand
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
look; glance; sight; summary; list; table
untitled; titleless; without a title; no subject (email)
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
breaking off; snapping off
how others look at you; what others think about you
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
deep-seated grudge; hatred
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable; nothing one can do
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
to make a fool of someone
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
sense of space; spaciousness
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
worst of the worst; despicable; extremely bad
greatest mistake of one's life
inherent flavor; inherent flavour; natural taste; distinctive characteristic (of a person, work, etc.); peculiar quality; special ability
quenching; hardening; tempering
to break into song; to burst into song; to begin singing
easy to get into (e.g. of music, etc.); easily getting into (a certain mood, etc.)