complete change; reform; restoration; remodeling; remodelling; renewal
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
serious; not joking; straight
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
change of heart; change of mind; change in mental state
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
parent and child meeting (with teacher for course, career guidance, etc.)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
beginning; outset; first; onset
to feel; to sense; to experience
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly