large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
to become better; to improve
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
at once; immediately; right now
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
to get along; to hit it off; to be on the same page; to work well together; to synchronize
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
hegemony; leadership; initiative
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
on paper; in the newspapers; in a letter
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
long bath; staying in the bath for a long time
difference; variation; difference
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
missing person; wanted person
people who share an interest; people of similar tastes; kindred minds
birds of a feather flock together
(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person