taste; liking; preference
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
online shopping; internet shopping
environment; surroundings; circumstances
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
both (people); the two of them
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
trend of the times; way things are going
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
aliteracy; loss of interest in or shift away from reading (especially serious) books or literature
striking; remarkable; considerable
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
eccentric; crank; weirdo; oddball
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to open up (to someone); to become unreserved; to lower one's guard; to become friendly (with); to feel at ease; to take a relaxed attitude (to)
absolutely; completely; utterly; really; simply; only
first time; first innings; initial attempt; first; initial
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to head out (for); to head (to); to go (to); to leave (for)
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
to understand; to make out
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
expulsion; driving out; driving away; extermination
pair; the two; both persons; both things
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
something unusual; something odd; something out of the ordinary
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
to stay in one's heart; to be enduringly memorable; to be unforgettable
looking into distance; watchtower; distant view
to become clouded; to darken; to darken (of a face); to worsen; to deteriorate
to lie face down; to lie flat (on one's stomach); to bend down (in submission); to bow down; to (crouch) and hide (behind); to conceal oneself; to lie down (and sleep)
lion; left-hand (stone) guardian lion-dog at a Shinto shrine
dignified appearance; majestic appearance; imposing appearance
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
to decrease; to be reduced; to reduce; to lessen; to subtract; to deduct
shadow; shade; shading; nuance; shades of meaning; subtleties