to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady
unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled
intelligence; intellect; brains
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
for example; for instance; e.g.
tendency; trend; inclination
having sticky fingers; compulsive thievery; habitual movement of one's hands; marks from being handled often
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to do (something negative); to make (a blunder); to commit (an error); to eat (up); to drink
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
unheard-of; unprecedented; daring; wild; uninhibited
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
protection; defence; support; safeguarding; championship; vindication
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
at the very beginning of one's speech; immediately upon opening one's mouth (to speak); before anything else; first of all
call; summons; call; invocation; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse)
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
morning; forenoon; just before noon
to drop by; to stop by; to drop in; to approach; to draw near; to come close (to)
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
gold mine; treasure trove; golconda; (lit.) mountain of treasures
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
new book; new publication
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
pop; popular; pop-art-style; pop (music); pop (stack operation)
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson