environmentally friendly; eco-friendly
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
token (gesture, gift, etc.); (done) for form's sake; for the sake of appearances
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
turning point; turnaround point (e.g. in a race); turning back point
waiting for the (traffic) lights to change; waiting for a green signal
burdening; bearing; load (electrical, mechanical, etc.); stress; stress testing (of physical function or performance); provocative testing
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...
penalty kick; psychokinesis; parkour
city at night; town at night; streets at night; nightlife district; drinking district
late at night; small hours of the morning
even more; still more; further
unclean; dirty; unsanitary; indecent; dirty (story, money, etc.); obscene
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
swallowing without chewing; swallowing (e.g. a story); accepting without questioning
mountain (or hill) behind a house, village, etc.; side of a mountain that gets little sunshine; envious; jealous
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
glaring (eyes); piercing; penetrating
to become familiar (to one's ears)
(in the) same house; (under the) same roof
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
reconstruction; reorganization; reorganisation; reconstitution; reconfiguration
to make up for; to compensate for; to offset
to loiter; to hang around; to wander around; to prowl; to roam
origin; source; beginning; starting point
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
declaration; statement; proclamation
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
to suck; to draw out; to aspirate; to start to suck; to begin sucking
break (rest); break (tennis, boxing, snooker, etc.); becoming popular; becoming a hit
chef (esp. of high-end Japanese cuisine); cook; area of a kitchen that contains the chopping board
going (up) to the capital; going to Tokyo
abusive language; violent language; wild words
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
steaminess; sultriness; stuffiness
Japan's best; number one in Japan