exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
to hide; to conceal; to lower volume (of a sound or one's voice) so as not to be heard; to become quiet and inconspicuous
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
hey there; I say; see here
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
gargling; rinsing one's mouth
to be digested; to master (a skill); to be proficient; to mature (e.g. personality); to mellow; to mature (foodstuff)
crop; yield; harvest; catch; take
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
literally; self-explanatorily
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
way (of doing); manner; method; means
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
gift; premium; prize (lottery drawing, pachinko, etc.); party favor (favour)
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking