no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
drawing ability; skill at art
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
turning things around with a home run; turning the tables with a single successful attack (move)
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
part-time employer; place where one works part-time
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
person who sets questions (for an exam or quiz)
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
such ... as; or some such
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
not understanding; not knowing
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances