focusing on only the good points or strong points; incorporating the benefits (while ignoring the drawbacks); picking the best of both (everything); cherry-picking (e.g. information)
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to be silent; to say nothing
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
sorry; excuse me; thank you
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
alone; by oneself; on one's own
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
bento; Japanese box lunch
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
just because; even if; even though
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
pupil; student; schoolchild