creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
manufactured goods; finished goods; product
company name; corporate name
cola (carbonated soft drink); kola tree (Cola acuminata, etc.); cola tree
Yakult (probiotic drink); Tokyo Yakult Swallows (baseball team) (abbr)
fermented milk drink (e.g. Yakult, Calpis, Calpico); lactic fermenting beverage
manners; etiquette; polite behaviour
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
voluntary restraints; self-limitation
kefir (fermented milk drink)
to have meaning; to be meaningful
Calpis (Japanese milk-based soft drink); Calpico
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
events of the day; current affairs
rival; competitor; competition
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal
slander; calumny; defamation; libel; abuse
libel; defamation; slander; character assassination
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
unauthorized reproduction; unauthorised reproduction; unauthorized copying; unauthorised copying
in a positive sense of the word; in the best sense of the word; in a good way
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
depending on the situation; depending on circumstances
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
shady; underhanded; questionable
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
pet saying; favorite phrase; stock phrase; manner of talking
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)