operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
lameness; cripple; mismatched pair (of shoes, etc.)
way one walks; one's walk
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
being left out; being ostracized
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
ten to one; nine cases out of ten
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
execution by tying a victim to a post and stabbing with spears; crucifixion
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
had better ...; had better not ...
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked
merit; virtuous deed; divine reward (for virtuous deeds); grace (of the buddhas and gods); merit; meritum
highwayman; bandit; brigand; highway robbery; holdup; mugging
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
stormy weather (at sea); poor catch of fish (due to stormy seas); poor turn-out; recession
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
koban; small oval gold coin used in the Edo period; oval; elliptical; small size (of paper)
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
mountain stronghold; shanzhai; counterfeit goods (esp. Chinese)
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)