cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
lately; recently; nowadays
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
desperately; for one's dear life
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
fast-talking; rapid talking
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out
life-size; life-sized; true-to-life; faithful (depiction); realistic
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
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)
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
being extremely busy; being swamped with work
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
rave reviews; extremely high praise
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
performance (of a play, opera, etc.); staging; presentation
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
complete devotion (to); total commitment (to); unvarying support (for); unwavering fixation (on); rigid preoccupation (with)
script; screenplay; scenario
to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)