confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
training (animals); breaking (animals)
originally; by nature; from the start
service; ministry; attendance; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
tie-dye; tie-dyeing; aperture (e.g. camera, iris of the eye); aperture stop; contraction; squeezing
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to keep away; to keep at a distance
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
to consider others' feelings; to sympathize with somebody's feelings
to put to shame; to humiliate; to disgrace; to rape; to assault; to violate
faked information; bogus intelligence; disinformation
if you think about it; come to think of it
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
look who's talking; I don't want to hear it from you; are you in any position to say that?
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
terrible; awful; I don't even want to talk about it; without reason; inevitable; that's just how it is
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
to like; to love; to be fond of
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride