route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
written investigation; report of an investigation; school record (on a student); transcript (of grades)
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
settlement; solution; resolution
canned cat food; tin of cat food
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to show up; to appear; to turn up
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to become frayed; to become loose
shoji (paper sliding door)
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
around 50 (years of age, esp. women)
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
changing room (at a bathhouse, swimming pool, etc.)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
moisture; humidity; dampness
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
thought; consideration; thinking