rumor; rumour; gossip; hearsay
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly; very; absolutely; by far
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
to wear (multiple layers of clothes); to wear underneath; to dress up (esp. in formal clothes); to attire oneself (in); to break in (through repeated wearing); to wear in
for this very reason; that is exactly why
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
playboy; libertine; (professional) gambler; person without a steady job; idler
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
character; personality; (fictional) character; character
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
impatience; irritation; frustration; fretfulness
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
all-purpose kitchen knife
string; cord; leash; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to perform in tune with each other; to get along well; to be in perfect harmony; to make a perfect pair (team, etc.)
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
changing completely; transformation
separation; farewell; parting
(financial) settlement; squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
abhorrent; abominable; detestable; ominous; inauspicious; unlucky
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
as necessary; if necessary; as the need arises; as occasion demands; where appropriate
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately