no!; no no!; no, not at all
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
tea utensils; container for powdered green tea (tea ceremony)
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
home area; home town; local
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
the staff; inside the department
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
rehabilitation; reinstatement; restoration of rights
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
event; phenomenon; matter
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
episode; anecdote; vignette
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
while; during (the time when)
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
being scattered and ultimately lost; dissipation