to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
smoothly; easily; readily
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
figure of speech; rhetorical flourish
how; in what way; how about
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
context (of a passage); line of thought; context; environment; circumstances
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
preceding paragraph; first part
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
neither this nor that; being at a loss; humming and hawing; shilly-shallying
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
one thin flat object; one sheet
seasonal greeting; conventional opening phrase in a letter, appropriate to the season
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken