embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
mime; dumb show; silent drama; pantomime
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
(in the) palm of someone's hand; (under) someone's complete control; (at) someone's mercy
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
cake or snack served with tea
fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan); financial year; academic year; school year; product year
tying up; binding; total; sum; conclusion (e.g. of a gathering); end; final meal after a drinking party
string; cord; leash; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
obvious (e.g. of a lie); transparent
backward flow; backflow; countercurrent; reflux; regurgitation
burning of New Year's gate decorations (usu. on the 15th day of the New Year)
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
rainbow-colored; rainbow-coloured
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
same crime; being equally guilty; bearing the same amount of responsibility
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
to rebuke; to scold harshly
division of work; sharing out the work; splitting into groups (e.g. to search for someone); separating into parties
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
indecisively; hesitantly; irresolutely; wishy-washily
with a whack; with a smack; (answering a question) directly; definitively
grove of miscellaneous trees; copse; coppice; thicket
to find (after searching everywhere); to locate; to discover
to put on the brakes; to put a stop to
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
oil paints; oil colors (colours); oils