flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest
flat; even; level; plain (language, words, etc.); simple
to eat up (in no time); to gobble up; to make short work of; to put away
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
detective bureau; detective agency; investigation firm
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
amount of sugar; sugar content
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
pie; tart; palmier (pastry)
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
closure (of a ceremony, event, meeting, etc.)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent
with these words; while saying
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
ideally; if one were to wish for more
teatime; tea break; coffee break
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
(shopping) cart; kart; go-kart
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
overly familiar; overfamiliar; too friendly; too free; cheeky
way of talking; speaking style
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
unnatural; artificial; false; forced (e.g. smile); empty (e.g. compliments)
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
popular; folksy; plebeian; ordinary; unpretentious
to walk about; to go out (here and there); to gad about
one's daily milieu; neighbourhood; neighborhood; zone of life; sphere of life
immediately; right away; on the spot