secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
close; intimate; on good terms
oppressive pain; tenderness; pressure pain
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
school; proof (of a book, document, etc.); counter for proofs
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
another time; some other time
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
consequence; outcome; result; blame
in this way; thus; such; uh...
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
strained back; slipped disk; lumbosacral strain
weekend; Saturday and Sunday
such; this sort of; like this
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
beginning of next week (usu. Monday); early next week
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)