one's family register; one's domicile; nationality; membership (club, party, etc.)
variation in color (colour); having a different color
promise; vow; engagement; convention; rule; resolution
many; numerous; various; large number of
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
(doing things at) one's own pace; (doing things) one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
strip-searching; security check
sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
apathy; indifference; listlessness; athymia
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
exhibition of pictures; painting exhibition; art exhibition
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
light and shade; shade (of colour, color); depth (of flavor); complexity; strength and weakness (of flavor)
modulation (of voice); variation; variety; liveliness (e.g. of writing style)
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion
had better ...; had better not ...
all you have to do is; just; that's all
to join together; to sum up; to combine; to unite; to mix; to agree with
most important work (of a writer, artist, etc.); representative work; masterpiece; magnum opus; major work
coating (esp. lacquering)
willpower; energy; vitality
refined; elegant; graceful; modest; reserved; restrained
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
argument based on emotion; sentimental argument
sticking out; jutting out; protruding
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
singing one's own praises; praising one's own wares
presentation (e.g. of a gift)
return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
open (attitude, etc.); openhearted; frank; open (space); spacious
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
innate; inherent; natural; inborn
dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with