needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
bubble generation; generation that came of age during the Japanese bubble economy era (born 1965-1970)
cloud; (the) cloud; cloud computing; cloud service; crowd
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)
one's specialty; one's forte; specialty of a kabuki school
to put the scalpel to; to perform an operation on; to take drastic measures to get to the bottom of something; to make a searching inquiry; to put something under the microscope
pleasant feeling; good vibes
to have a deep grudge; to bear deep resentment towards someone
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
white heat; incandescence; (emitting) white light; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
relation; relative; kind; cordial
essence; true nature; substance; reality
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
quantity of heat (e.g. in calories, BTU, etc.); heat value; calorific value; (degree of) enthusiasm; zeal; passion
somewhat strong; fairly strong; fairly firm
out (of a ball; in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
popularity; favorable reputation; high esteem; respect
soft and lacking firmness; weak; weak-willed; spineless; weak (market); bearish
artifact; relic (of a past civilization); relic (of a former age); vestige of a bygone era; anachronism; outdated thing
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
four (long cylindrical things)
a puff; a smoke; (short) rest; break; one dose (of medicine or poison); (brief) lull
abstaining from smoking; quitting smoking; prohibition of smoking; No Smoking; Smoking Prohibited
boom; craze; (economic) boom; boom (of a boat); (microphone) boom
number (of long, cylindrical things, movies, trains, home runs, etc.)
breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off; rupture
quarrel; dispute; argument