distributing board (panel); switchboard
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
seven wonders (of a particular area); total mystery; enigma; conundrum
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
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hole; hole (in golf); (golf) cup; (electron) hole
switching off (e.g. electricity); turning off (e.g. water); off-season; offset; off-road; off-line; off (the price)
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
reproachful; hateful; bitter
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
together; at the same time; same; identical
test of courage (e.g. at a frightening place such as a graveyard); dare
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
since then; from that time; ever since
to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
finishing blow; coup de grâce
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
consequence; outcome; result; blame
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
it is darkest under the lamp post; it's hard to see what is under your nose; go abroad to hear of home; you must go into the country to hear what news at London
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
club activities; extracurricular activities
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
had better ...; had better not ...
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
descendant; posterity; offspring
private; personal life; (one's) privacy