battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to take by deception; to defraud someone of; to swindle someone out of; to cheat someone out of
to get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool
offender; criminal; culprit
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
preliminary arrangements; spade work
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
straining; draining; drainer; strainer; cutwater (on ship); forefoot
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
completely exhausted; dead tired; knackered
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
succession; continuation; series; sequence
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
to cut corners; to be shoddy
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
how can (one) do something
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
chair; stool; post; office; position