attribute; property; context; character class, type, fetish, etc.
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
advance screening; preview; private showing; trade show
to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
the other day; lately; recently
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
good luck charm; uttered when using magic; abracadabra; presto
indeed; really; truly; very much
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
don't worry about it; forget about it
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
without; but if; otherwise; or else
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
had better ...; had better not ...
no, not like that (but like this)
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
close; intimate; on good terms
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
to cut corners; to be shoddy