twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
quantity over quality; quantity before quality
diet; dieting; losing weight (through dieting, exercise, etc.)
organic vegetables; organically grown vegetables
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
Italian; Italian food; Italian cuisine
following a single pattern; conforming to the same pattern; one-track; single-track; repetitive; predictable
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
female office worker; office lady; overlap; orienteering
restaurant that only serves set meals
roasted pork fillet (often used in ramen)
(ice cream) cone; (speaker) cone; (traffic) cone; corn; maize
stew of cubed meat or fish (esp. pork belly or tuna)
improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
bento; Japanese box lunch
beauty; good figure; (beautiful) appearance; beautification; beauty treatment; beauty culture
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
to go on about (one's love affairs); to speak proudly of (one's spouse, girlfriend, etc.); to speak fondly of
assassin; candidate fielded by a political party to oust an incumbent of the same party
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
viewing as hopeless; feeling that all is lost
fire; trace of fire; force of a fire; cause of a fire (lighter, match, spark, etc.)
presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; trading session (at an exchange); rising from a crouch to charge; initial charge
to sniff out; to get wind of
in full force; in great numbers; in droves; large-scale project; grand plan
(divine) revelation; divine oracle
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one
to become thin; to fade; to grow pale
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
moral support; emotional support; spiritual support
super work; tremendous work; spectacular; blockbuster
large-size refuse (e.g. furniture, electrical goods); oversized garbage; bulky rubbish; useless man about the house; husband who is retired and considered a nuisance
safekeeping; temporary custody; claim check; deposit receipt; matter left undecided; unresolved issue
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
anguished; distressed; worried; horny
obvious; (as) clear as day; plain to see