new functionality; new feature
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
returning home; visiting one's parents; new bride's first visit to parents
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to shoot out (lights, window, etc.)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
murder; homicide; manslaughter
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
ornamental (foliage) plant; houseplant
other side; opposite side; other party
to speak; to hear a voice
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station