result; effect; performance; workmanship (of an article); execution; shape and quality
the very best; excellent; superb
(dance) partner; (work) partner; partner; spouse
embarrassed smile; embarrassed laugh; bashful smile
commanding; awe-inspiring; bitter (cold); piercing
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
joint; seam; joining point
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
disagreeable; unpleasant; off-putting; disconcerting
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
having a crush on someone
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
to feel relaxed; to be soothed
nutrient; nutritional supplement; nutritional tonic
refreshment; refreshing oneself; refreshing one's spirit; (memory) refresh
the times; the world; society
animal heart (usu. grilled on skewers)
to find oneself in deep trouble; to be deep in the shit
guilty conscience; feelings of remorse
unloading (of cargo); discharge
great joy; delight; jubilation
special; particular; peculiar; unique
curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
drama queen; (lit.) tragic heroine
(so marvelous or horrible that it may be) the first and probably the last
depreciation of the yen; weak yen
to cause to embrace; to combine; to conjoin; to sell strong-selling products and poorly selling products together as a package
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
long time (since the last time); first in a long time
break (in the weather, esp. rain or snow); interval of clear weather; patch of blue sky; (arch.) period of serenity
(wireless) transceiver; radio; walkie-talkie
plenipotentiary powers; full authority; plenipotentiary; delegate with full powers
(political) power; authority; influence
neck; bottleneck; obstruction; neckline