sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
proposal; proposition; suggestion
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
bent back; indecisive attitude; timidity; lack of nerve
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
men and women of all ages
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
stairs; stairway; staircase
-clad; in the midst of; tenths (e.g. wholesale price, as tenths of retail price); times (i.e. multiplied by); able-to-seat (of a chair, etc.)
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
sorrow; grief; anguish; anxiety; worry; trouble
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
pleased to make your acquaintance
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
at work; in the midst of work; working
great difference; major mistake
end (of play, match, etc.); closing; closing a pachinko machine (after it has paid out its designated maximum)
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
to bow; to worship; to receive; to see
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
pedigree document (for animals); pedigree paper
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
to take on a role; to take part
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
diversion (e.g. of funds); appropriation; misappropriation; making use of (for another purpose); reuse; repurpose
value in doing something; feeling that something is worth doing; rewarding feeling; sense of satisfaction