things at hand; personal belongings
wallet; purse; coin purse; billfold; pocketbook
like this; in this way; as you see
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
porcelain; baking by means of hot stones or pebbles
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
fresh made; freshly baked; freshly roasted
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to form a group; to form a bunch
to have an eye on; to zero in on
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
fair and square; open and aboveboard; bold and forthright
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
besides; in addition; also; moreover
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
personality; character; individuality; personhood
don't worry; there's no need to worry
to give the stamp of approval
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; ritual exchange of cups (to seal a bond or pledge)
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
quirk of fate; twist of fate; (an) irony
temporary (suspension) bridge; makeshift bridge; bridge (between cultures, generations, etc.); link; walkway (constructed on a cliff face); plank path
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
they; those guys; those fellows
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
remodeling; remodelling; reconstruction; modding
trial stage; experimental phase; prototype stage
ability; performance; efficiency
guaranteed; authentic; certified
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
that's a different matter; that's a different story
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
to come down in the world; to fall low; to be ruined; to be reduced to poverty; to fall on hard times