compromise; cross; blending; eclecticism
root; joint; base; crotch
rumor; rumour; gossip; hearsay
accompanying; being accompanied by; going with
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
top of the foot; instep; dorsum of the foot; dorsum pedis
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
bar; bolt (e.g. on door); double-arm lock; (rope) cinching
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
village headman (esp. in the Kansai region)
giving lessons at pupils' homes; going to train in stable other than your own
libertine; playboy; rake; lazy person
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
(hand) gesture; movement of the hand
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
to bring out (the effect of); to put to good use; to make use of (e.g. threats); to use (tact, wit, etc.); to exercise; to display
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
suddenly; all at once; flaring up (in anger); in a flare
main force; brute force; strong-arm
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
white person; Caucasian; (arch.) beginner; (arch.) amateur; (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...