Japanese food; Japanese dish; Japanese cuisine
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
weather; climatic conditions; fine weather; clear day; situation; state of affairs
superb view; picturesque scenery
fallen leaves; leaf litter; falling leaves
to repaint; to paint again; to paint (a different colour); to change completely; to break (a record); to redraw (e.g. the map)
scene; view; prospect; outlook
to make a cutting remark; (lit.) to stab someone with a short blade
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
implication; significance; connotation; depth of meaning; complications of a problem
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
to stir well; to mix thoroughly; to interrupt (with a joke, sarcastic remark, etc.); to butt in (with a facetious comment); to make fun of (what someone says)
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
to be a background factor; to be an underlying reason
classification; categorization; sorting
to take all things together; to include everything; to take account of everything
it is assuredly (that) ...; can say with confidence that it is ...
sect; denomination; school (e.g. of poetry)
secularization; secularisation; popularization; popularisation
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
to reserve (for exclusive use); to charter; to book; to lend out completely; to lend out all of (something)
virtue; charm; merit; good point
remarkably; noticeably; visibly; considerably; perceptibly; appreciably
cigarette end; cigarette butt
janitor; caretaker; custodian
perfect score; full marks; perfect; entirely satisfactory; excellent
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence