stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
good-value; economical; advantageous (price, deal, etc.); useful; helpful
extermination; elimination; renouncing worldly desires (in order to concentrate on Buddhist teachings); curing (an illness)
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
taking part on the spur of the moment; participating without registering beforehand; last-minute entrant; specking on flower petals
pitching ability; counter for throws (of a javelin, bowling ball, etc.); counter for casts (of a line)
curved; forming the shape of an arch
opponent's side of court (in tennis, etc.)
with a thump; (hanging) straight down
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air); to form an arc
corporate (e.g. sports team); business organization; business corporation
to fly (with great force); to blast (e.g. into the sky); to lack common sense; to be extremely surprised (by)
to give off sparks; to spark; to have a heated argument; to fight fiercely
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
pent-up resentment; grudges and hard feelings
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
highlight; best part; stunning; incredible; to stun; to amaze
two-digit number; "tens" column; two digits; double figures
even more; still more; further
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
daughter-in-law and mother-in-law (relationship, conflict, etc.)
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
so-so; tolerable; passable
phantasmagoric; protean; shape-shifting; kaleidoscopic; capable of ever-changing appearance
irregular; atypical; anomalous; anomalistic; abnormal
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
fake; improvisation (in jazz music, singing, etc.); ad-lib; feint (in American football)
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
head start; initiative; preemption
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
light; easy; non-serious; minor