something or other; one thing or another; this or that
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
take care of yourself; get well soon; God bless you; bless you
until now; so far; up to the present
undeserved good luck; luck of the devil; dumb luck; bad luck
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
notice of personnel change (appointment, dismissal, etc.); wording; choice of language; phraseology
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to turn towards; to point
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
a considerable number; a fair number
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
or; otherwise; furthermore; also; (arch.) perhaps; (arch.) by some chance; (arch.) that being said
on the occasion of; at the time of
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
originally; by nature; from the start
acknowledged; accepted; agreed
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
sickroom; hospital room; ward
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
careless person; scatterbrain; birdbrain; hasty person
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
forcibly; against one's will
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance