appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
be (that) as it may; having said that
peace; security; tranquility; tranquillity
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
city bank; metropolitan bank
characteristic; feature; idiosyncrasy; spot color (in printing)
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
Island; insula; island; islet
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
manjū (steamed bun) with meat filling
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
moment by moment; hour by hour
estimated value; appraised value; appraisement
chief; main; principal; major
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
cooperation; coordination; link
grandstand play; grandstanding; showboating; showing off
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific