loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
commission; entrusting with (work); part-time employee; temporary work
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain in the same neighborhood
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
troublesome; annoying; complicated
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
already; now; no longer; not any more
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
tool; implement; means; furniture
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
reproachful; resentful; spiteful
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
to laugh away; to laugh off
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
pretending not to know; feigning ignorance
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
formal marriage interview
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
hindrance; obstacle; harm; bad effect; sickness
absence from work without permission
childcare worker; kindergarten teacher
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
astonished; stunned; startled out of one's wits; thunderstruck; open-eyed astonishment
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound