hello; good day; good afternoon
most part; greater part; majority
false charge; false accusation; misrepresentation
report card; result sheet
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
whispered conversation; whispering
to faint; to swoon; to be astounded; to astonished; to have a busy time; to be hectic
rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new
cool-headed; unflappable; having nerves of steel; dauntless
container; case; receptacle; coffin; casket
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
breasts; buttocks; (lit.) two hills
emphasis; stress; accentuating (a feature or certain part); accenting; strong tone (of the market); firm tone
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
hearing; audible sound; rumour; rumor; tasting (alcohol, tea, etc.)
noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
leftovers; remains; leavings; remnant; surplus
troubled face; worried expression
neighbour to the left (person, building, etc.)
white-coloured skin; vitiligo; leucoderma; leukoderma
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
to project; to overhang; to stick out; to put up (a notice); to post
senior; older; third-year kindergarten student
case worker; case officer
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
criticism (by a teacher or coach, with commentary, especially at a poetry reading); review; critique
for the present; for the time being
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to kneel (in respect); to genuflect
to pretend; to act (as if)
synthesis; combination; general; combined; synthesis; colligation
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
difference in temperature; difference in degrees of enthusiasm (interest, commitment, etc.); difference in attitude
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; kissaten; traditional type of coffee shop with a retro atmosphere
busy (phone); in talks; discussion underway
(a) jump; splashes (usu. of mud); upward turn at the bottom (e.g. of a vertical stroke of a kanji or of a hairdo); close (e.g. of a theatrical performance); breakup; hane (move)