country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
bar; saloon; pub; tavern; drinking establishment
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to flare up; to fly into a rage
talk about divorce or separation
going into a frenzy; flying into a rage
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
the West; the Occident; Western countries
sticky; persistent; insistent; nagging
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
at once; there and then; immediately
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
to give; to present; to offer; to do for someone's sake
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
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.)
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
ordinary; plain; commonplace; usual; normal
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
fantastic; bizarre; incredible; unbelievable
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
a bit better than; not much more than; not much different from
to thrust before; to thrust at
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
thoroughly; carefully; deliberately; seriously; fully
even scale; equilibrium; balance; equalization; equalisation