(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
straightforwardly; in an outspoken manner
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
to make oneself available (free)
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
forward; officious; impertinent; intrusive
accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
to choose the best; to select carefully; to handpick
20th day of the month; 20 days
disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful
23rd day of the month; 23 days
according to plan; as planned
counter for places (offices, facilities, stations)
branch (of a language family); branch of languages
to grow angry; to display one's anger
fighting words; inflammatory words; provocative remark
retort (to an insult, jeer, etc.)
one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
chicken; chicken game; chicken race
to be sloppy; to be lazy; to be worn out; to be exhausted; to be worn out (e.g. equipment); to have stopped working
tree (esp. a Christmas tree); tree (structure, diagram, etc.); thread (on Twitter)
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
yes and no; for and against
very; extremely; exceedingly
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
substitution; alternative; substitute
weather forecast for coming week
the whole area; the entire region; all parts (of); the whole field (of study); every field; the whole gamut
mainly cloudy; tending to be cloudy
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to take a breath; to take a short rest
high ground; plateau; heights; highlands
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature