remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
illegal; illicit; unlawful
does not match (one's, its) appearance
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
sterilization; sterilisation
rubbish; trash; garbage; worthless thing
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
as a child; when one was a child
to do wholeheartedly; to put one's heart into something
property; fortune; assets
to one's heart's content or satisfaction
gifted education; special education for gifted children
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
thieving cat; adulterer; homewrecker
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
within the family; in the home; domestic
unexpected; unlikely; terrible; awful; very; extremely
freak (dancing, film, speed, etc.); enthusiast; deformed person, animal. etc.; freak; monster
lazybones; good-for-nothing; idler; slacker; loafer
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
study; library; bookstore; bookshop; publishing company
destruction; collapse; crumbling
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill; check; bill; promissory note
fuel consumption; gas mileage
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to be in high spirits; to be encouraged; to be lively; to cheer up
locomotive; (train) engine
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
interlude (in traditional Japanese music); chanting or clapping along (during a song or dance); interjection
to hide; to lie motionless in hiding
build; physique; frame; constitution
odd couple; incongruous couple
opening fully; full throttle; full power
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting