prejudice; bias; distorted view
remembrance; recollection; recognition
omission; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)
to keep step (with); to keep pace (with); to move in lockstep; to align (with another's thoughts or actions)
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
that is to say; so that means
to take over; to hand over
to coquet (of a woman); to entice a customer (of a prostitute); to flatter; to butter up
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
one-night stand; taking home a woman from a bar, club, etc.; takeout (i.e. food); take-out; takeaway
bombshell announcement (statement)
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
platform truck; hand truck; trolley; (railway) truck; bogie; flatcar
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
neighbour to the right (person, building, etc.)
neighbour to the left (person, building, etc.)
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
the same generation; coeval
to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver