these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
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
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
until now; so far; up to the present
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
only; prostitute attached to a single member of the postwar Occupation Forces
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
the harmonizing, mentally and physically, of two parties engaged in an activity; singing from the same hymn-sheet; dancing to the same beat
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure