sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome
degenerate; pervert; deviant
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
with these words; while saying
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling (to do); to falter; to slacken; to have a frequent urge to defecate but difficulty passing stool; to suffer from tenesmus
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
starting field which contains the November and/or December 20-point card
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
town planning; urban development; community development; creating a community
candidate (for an election)
(something) one does not really mean; insincere
being elected; winning a prize (in a lottery, raffle, etc.); being selected (for a prize, etc.)
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
public commitment; public promise; campaign pledge; official vow
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to be trustworthy; to be credible; to be believable
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
(political) power; authority; influence
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
single word; a few words; brief comment
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means