regular; regular member (e.g. of football team, etc.); regular (petrol, gasoline)
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
focus (of a lens); focal point; point (of a discussion, e.g. on-point, off-point)
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
control tower; conning tower; leader; commander; playmaker; game maker
to be forward; to be impertinent
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
if you think about it; come to think of it
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to step over or across; to overcome
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
boom; bang; wham; Oh my God!; What a shock!
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
washing machine (laundry)
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
looking on; remaining a spectator
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole
H; h; indecent; lewd; (having) sex; nth year in the Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age