promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
preparation; arrangements
living room (Western style); sitting room
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
handwriting; handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
to see through; to see the true nature of something
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
to complain; to make a complaint
heart; guts; nerve; central part
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes