modern times; the modern age; this day and age
smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)
good-value; economical; advantageous (price, deal, etc.); useful; helpful
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
to be hairy (of a person); to be thickly bearded; to be dense (of vegetation); to be thick; to be slow (of a person); to be dull
same row; same line; same file; same rank; same level; same category
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
rumbling (of thunder, one's stomach, etc.); grumbling; rolling (of something large and heavy); tumbling; all over the place; everywhere; idly
thickly (of smoke, steam, etc.); stiflingly (hot air); suffocatingly; pungently
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
ice; ice cream; ice pop; ice lolly; cold; iced (e.g. iced tea, iced coffee); ice (stimulant drug)
internal (e.g. mechanism, feature); built-in; equipped (with)
matcha; powdered green tea
(land) with a thump; slumping (of something heavy); (lying down) with a flop; effortlessly (throw onto); roundishly (shaped; of something large)
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
to raise one's voice; to shout
carefully; closely; very; extremely; have no choice; cannot be helped
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; leaving a passing ball for a teammate (in soccer); letting the ball go past
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
now that you say that; now that you mention it
fierce; intense; severe; very; extremely; terribly
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
cold; indifferent; unfriendly; unsympathetic; unkind
loitering at night; late-night prowling
world; society; people; the public
pilloried criminal exposed to public view; public scorn or humiliation; person shamed in front of others
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
the real pleasure (of something); the real thrill; flavour of ghee; (fig.) delicious taste; Buddha's gracious teachings
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb; produced at an unorthodox location
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
social networking service; SNS; social media
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
new book; new publication