fee-charging; paid; not free; toll road
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
strong-willed; strong of heart
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
unlawful; illegal; unreasonable; outrageous; unjust
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
once in a lifetime; once in one's life
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause); paying tribute; tribute
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
as it is bound to (happen); following the natural course; though possible as it may be
cannot be helped; unavoidable
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
the opposite direction; the other way
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to lay aside; to set aside
to follow (someone's) example; to imitate; to copy; to learn (by observation)
another dimension; different level; whole other level
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to be sluggish; to make little progress; to show little growth; to fail to improve; to level off; to not grow as much as expected
unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
to get a load off one's chest; to be relieved of a worry
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
encouragement; incentive; stimulus
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
personality-wise; by nature; characteristic
if it is not ...; if it does not ...
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
rash; reckless; headlong; foolhardy
dense; dim; dull-witted; unsympathetic; slow to understand; slow on the uptake
sign; indication; trace; somehow; for some reason; seeming to be
to serve as a reference; to provide useful information; to be helpful; to be informative; to be instructive
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents); presentation (of a plan, response, etc.); bringing up; citing (an example)