grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
killer; destroyer; annihilator; seducer; seductress; tempter
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
steering; helmsman; coxswain; guidance; leadership; leader
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
expressing one's mind; speaking out
indictment; prosecution; complaint
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
to thrust away; to send flying
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
results; record; grades; marks
older sister; lass; young lady
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
high (e.g. spirits); merry; high; high (i.e. feeling of extreme pleasure)
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
drawing a katana and attacking in the same stroke; doing (something) suddenly and without warning; doing without prior notice
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
no, not like that (but like this)
morbid; unhealthful; insalubrious
entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
to find out; to discover; to locate
recently; lately; these days
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
beginning of next week (usu. Monday); early next week
to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)