this (very thing); this precisely
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to rush over; to run up to
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
matter of concern and interest
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
trusting too much; overestimating ability
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
costume; fancy dress; masquerade; converted (cruiser)
to tire of; to lose interest in; (arch.) to be satisfied; (arch.) to enjoy; (arch.) to do adequately
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
discovery; detection; finding
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
the same kind; accomplice; partner
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)
being cleared (doubt, misgivings, etc.); being dispelled; melting away; melting (of ice)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
conspirators; faction; cabal; clique
audience; attendance; hearers
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
to crowd (a house); to throng to (a door)