harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
second (party to an agreement); the B party (e.g. in a contract); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
thoughtless; inconsiderate; tasteless; cruel
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
good feeling; feeling good
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
hearer; listener; audience; interviewer; questioner
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
in comparison to; rather than
living thing; living creature; animal; life
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain