communication skills; communication ability
lead (in a cheer, toast, song, etc.); (someone's) lead; folk song and dance performed by a group; leader of a group of wind instruments (in gagaku)
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
remaining silent; keeping secret
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
bluff; false show of power; bold front
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
harmless (remark, topic, etc.); inoffensive; safe; bland; neutral (attitude); noncommittal (reply)
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
in that manner; like that
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
peerless; matchless; unrivaled; unrivalled; unequaled; unequalled
useless object; deadwood; white elephant; boondoggle
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
deceased; late; dead; departed