arbitration; intercession; mediation
way of thinking; point of view; opinion; approach (e.g. to a problem); attitude
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
very small; tiny; insignificant
stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
to play around (of a cat, dog, etc.); to frisk; to gambol; to frolic
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed; to get close (e.g. to someone emotionally); to become intimate (with)
(move) slowly (e.g. walk); sluggishly; stolidly; ploddingly; heavily
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
nothing but; except; no more than
not caring; not giving a damn
to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in
faint; fainting; losing consciousness
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; card; program
karuta; traditional Japanese playing cards, esp. hyakunin isshu karuta or iroha karuta
grotesque; disgusting; gross
hoop; tie hoop; lateral tie
looking good; standing out (in a particular context or setting); appealing (esp. on social media); photogenic; attractive
mountain recesses; heart of the mountains; mountain; (arch.) imperial tomb; (arch.) emperor's grave
blowfly (excluding bluebottles and greenbottles)
if it is not ...; if it does not ...
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
number of characters; number of letters
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
bump; lump; protuberance; swelling
yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares)
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
tedious; lengthy; overlong; long-winded
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)