center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to laugh off (a rumor, worries, etc.); to laugh away
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
to cause someone to worry
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
dirt cheap; super cheap; bargain-priced
palace; hall; shrine; temple; hall of fame
a little less than; a little under; weakness; the weak; -lower (seismic intensity)
high and low speed; fast and slow; lenience and severity; emergency; crisis
veteran (e.g. soldier); battle-hardened; seasoned; (of) long military service
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine; squealer; rat; loser; asshole
copulation (among animals); mating; treading; covering; serving
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
child; childish person; immature person
to rise (steeply); to tower; to soar
sex; sexual intercourse; (one's) sex; gender
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
sensible; sensuous; intuitive
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
text storyboard (in anime, TV production, etc.); written storyboard
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
passion; passions; (sexual) desire; craving
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
fill-in-the-blank question; cloze test (i.e. text with words removed)
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)