antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
softly; mildly; gently; politely
sounding; probing; probe; stylet; spy
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
harmonious; peaceful; congenial; friendly; happy
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
cooking class; cookery school
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
discount; reduction; rebate; tenths discounted; tenths reduced
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
although I say; although one might say; although called
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
don't worry about it; forget about it
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
huge rock; firmness; solidity
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan); financial year; academic year; school year; product year
and (also); both ... and; as well as
concatenation; coupling; connection; linking; consolidation (e.g. of company accounts)
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
relation; connection; relevance
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole