easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
cap (hat); cap (of a bottle, pen, etc.); leader; chief
to be hard (to do); to be difficult; to require much effort; to be laborious; to be backbreaking; to have trouble (doing)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to make one's name well known; to gain much fame
bad name; bad reputation; disgrace; dishonour; dishonor; stigma
return; giving back; giving up; relinquishing; surrendering
present continuous tense; present progressive form; ongoing; (currently) active; currently in progress
white circle; white star; victory mark; victory
number; number plate; license plate
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
with a start; in a fright; alarmedly
plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
philosophical view; looking at philosophically; long view; farsighted view
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
to whirl; to eddy; to swirl; to whirl around (of feelings, thoughts, etc.); to swirl around; to surge
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
novel; story; (work of) fiction
it's not like; it isn't as if
scheming; planning; maneuvering; manoeuvring; plotting
to be perturbed; to be agitated
failing mark (e.g. in exam)
king; king; king (chess piece)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
obliging person; person who likes looking after others
schedule; program; programme; agenda
to be offended; to get angry; to be stuffy; to be stifling; firmly (shutting one's mouth)
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
to pass from one's lips; to escape one's lips
dear me; I mean; or rather
testimony; (verbal) evidence
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
getting in shape; improving one's figure
for some (unspecified) reason