towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
comparatively; relatively
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
unnatural; artificial; false; forced (e.g. smile); empty (e.g. compliments)
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
depression; low spirits; luxuriant (of vegetation)
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
failure; mistake; blunder
massive failure; debacle; fiasco
self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency
unqualified; without qualifications
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
negative comment (posted online)
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in